How To Install soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 on Kali Linux.

What is soapysdr0.7-module-lms7

soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 is:

Lime Suite is a collection of software supporting Lime Microsystems LMS7 RF transceiver based hardware such as the LimeSDR, LMS7002M UNITE board, or the Novena with LMS7 RF board.

This package contains a SoapySDR module to use LMS7 based hardware to transmit and receive.

There are three methods to install soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 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 soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install soapysdr0.7-module-lms7

Install soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install soapysdr0.7-module-lms7

Install soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 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 soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install soapysdr0.7-module-lms7

How To Uninstall soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove soapysdr0.7-module-lms7

Uninstall soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove soapysdr0.7-module-lms7

Remove soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 Configurations and Data

To remove soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge soapysdr0.7-module-lms7

Remove soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soapysdr0.7-module-lms7

Dependencies

soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 have the following dependencies:

• liblimesuite20.10-1
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libsoapysdr0.7
• libstdc++6

References

• soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install soapysdr0.7-module-lms7 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.