How To Install svxlink-gpio on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install svxlink-gpio on Kali Linux. svxlink-gpio is GPIO control scripts SvxLink amateur radio server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install svxlink-gpio on Kali Linux.

svxlink-gpio is:

This package contains the GPIO control scripts for general purpose I/O for the SvxLink suite. SvxLink provides access to a ham radio transceiver via the EchoLink? protocol.

EchoLink? allows licensed amateur radio operators to communicate over the Internet, including remote access to station equipment. By connecting into a server connected to a repeater, an operator can call into a local radio net via the Internet while traveling out of the area. EchoLink? is a registered trademark of Synergenics, LLC.

There are three methods to install svxlink-gpio 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.

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install svxlink-gpio using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install svxlink-gpio

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install svxlink-gpio

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 svxlink-gpio using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install svxlink-gpio

To uninstall only the svxlink-gpio package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove svxlink-gpio

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove svxlink-gpio

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

sudo apt-get -y purge svxlink-gpio

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge svxlink-gpio

Dependencies

svxlink-gpio have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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