How To Install soapysdr-tools on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is soapysdr-tools

soapysdr-tools is:

SoapySDR is a library providing a common interface to SDR (software defined radio) hardware. Support for different hardware is added through external modules.

This package contains the SoapySDRUtil command line utility which can list available modules and hardware.

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

sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr-tools

Install soapysdr-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install soapysdr-tools

Install soapysdr-tools 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-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr-tools

How To Uninstall soapysdr-tools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove soapysdr-tools

Uninstall soapysdr-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapysdr-tools

Remove soapysdr-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr-tools

Remove soapysdr-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr-tools

Dependencies

soapysdr-tools have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libsoapysdr0.7
• libstdc++6

References

• soapysdr-tools website

Summary

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