How To Install soundmodem on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install soundmodem on Kali Linux.
What is soundmodem
soundmodem is:
This package contains the driver and diagnostic utility for the userspace SoundModem suite by Thomas Sailer.
This package allows you to use any soundcard supported by the kernel as an Amateur Packet Radio modem.
There are three methods to install soundmodem 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 soundmodem Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install soundmodem using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install soundmodemInstall soundmodem Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install soundmodem using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install soundmodemInstall soundmodem 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install soundmodem using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install soundmodemHow To Uninstall soundmodem on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the soundmodem package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove soundmodemUninstall soundmodem And Its Dependencies
To uninstall soundmodem and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove soundmodemRemove soundmodem Configurations and Data
To remove soundmodem configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge soundmodemRemove soundmodem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove soundmodem configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soundmodemDependencies
soundmodem have the following dependencies:
- libasound2
- libatk1.0-0
- libaudiofile1
- libc6
- libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk2.0-0
- libhamlib4
- libpango-1.0-0
- libxml2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install soundmodem package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.