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

Introduction

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

What is soapysdr0.7-module-mirisdr

soapysdr0.7-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 package contains the hardware support module for Mirics SDR devices.

There are three methods to install soapysdr0.7-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 soapysdr0.7-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 soapysdr0.7-module-mirisdr using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install soapysdr0.7-module-mirisdr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall soapysdr0.7-module-mirisdr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall soapysdr0.7-module-mirisdr 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-mirisdr

Remove soapysdr0.7-module-mirisdr Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

• soapyosmo-common0.7
• libboost-thread1.74.0
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libmirisdr0
• libsoapysdr0.7
• libstdc++6

References

• soapysdr0.7-module-mirisdr website

Summary

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