How To Install soapysdr-module-mirisdr on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-mirisdr on Kali Linux.

What is soapysdr-module-mirisdr

soapysdr-module-mirisdr is:

The SoapyOsmo project provides SoapySDR hardware support modules using drivers in gr-osmosdr. Using this, any program using SoapySDR to interface to software defined radio hardware can make use of OsmoSDR, Mirics SDR, and RFSpace SDR devices.

This is an empty dependency package that pulls in the Mirics SDR module for the default version of libsoapysdr.

There are three methods to install soapysdr-module-mirisdr on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install soapysdr-module-mirisdr Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-mirisdr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr-module-mirisdr

Install soapysdr-module-mirisdr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-mirisdr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install soapysdr-module-mirisdr

Install soapysdr-module-mirisdr Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr-module-mirisdr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-module-mirisdr

How To Uninstall soapysdr-module-mirisdr on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the soapysdr-module-mirisdr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-module-mirisdr

Uninstall soapysdr-module-mirisdr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall soapysdr-module-mirisdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapysdr-module-mirisdr

Remove soapysdr-module-mirisdr Configurations and Data

To remove soapysdr-module-mirisdr configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr-module-mirisdr

Remove soapysdr-module-mirisdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove soapysdr-module-mirisdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr-module-mirisdr

Dependencies

soapysdr-module-mirisdr have the following dependencies:

• soapysdr0.7-module-mirisdr
• soapyosmo-common0.7

References

• soapysdr-module-mirisdr website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr-module-mirisdr package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.