How To Install xtrx-dkms on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xtrx-dkms on Kali Linux.

What is xtrx-dkms

xtrx-dkms is:

XTRX is the smallest easily embeddable software-defined radio (SDR). It is both affordable and high-performance. XTRX is designed to enable the next generation of wireless solutions, from prototype to production.

This package contains the source for the XTRX kernel module.

There are three methods to install xtrx-dkms 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 xtrx-dkms Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xtrx-dkms

Install xtrx-dkms Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xtrx-dkms

Install xtrx-dkms 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 xtrx-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xtrx-dkms

How To Uninstall xtrx-dkms on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xtrx-dkms package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xtrx-dkms

Uninstall xtrx-dkms And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xtrx-dkms

Remove xtrx-dkms Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xtrx-dkms

Remove xtrx-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xtrx-dkms

Dependencies

xtrx-dkms have the following dependencies:

• dkms

References

• xtrx-dkms website

Summary

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