How To Install soapysdr-module-remote on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is soapysdr-module-remote

soapysdr-module-remote is:

The SoapyRemote project provides a client module and a server that make it possible on the client side to list and access hardware supported by SoapySDR modules on the server as if they were local modules.

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

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

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

Install soapysdr-module-remote Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install soapysdr-module-remote

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

sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-module-remote

How To Uninstall soapysdr-module-remote on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-module-remote

Uninstall soapysdr-module-remote And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove soapysdr-module-remote Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

soapysdr-module-remote have the following dependencies:

• soapysdr0.7-module-remote

References

• soapysdr-module-remote website

Summary

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