How To Install soapysdr-module-osmosdr on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is soapysdr-module-osmosdr

soapysdr-module-osmosdr 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 OsmoSDR module for the default version of libsoapysdr.

There are three methods to install soapysdr-module-osmosdr 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-osmosdr 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-osmosdr using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install soapysdr-module-osmosdr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install soapysdr-module-osmosdr

Install soapysdr-module-osmosdr 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-osmosdr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-module-osmosdr

How To Uninstall soapysdr-module-osmosdr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-module-osmosdr

Uninstall soapysdr-module-osmosdr And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove soapysdr-module-osmosdr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

soapysdr-module-osmosdr have the following dependencies:

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

References

• soapysdr-module-osmosdr website

Summary

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