How To Install dump1090-mutability on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dump1090-mutability on Kali Linux. dump1090-mutability is ADS-B Ground Station System for RTL-SDR

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dump1090-mutability on Kali Linux.

What is dump1090-mutability

dump1090-mutability is:

Networked Aviation Mode S / ADS-B decoder/translator with RTL-SDR software defined radio USB device support.

This is a packaging of the “mutability” fork of dump1090 that includes sampling at 2.4MHz and other improvements.

There are three methods to install dump1090-mutability 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 dump1090-mutability Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dump1090-mutability using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dump1090-mutability

Install dump1090-mutability Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dump1090-mutability using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dump1090-mutability

Install dump1090-mutability 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 dump1090-mutability using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dump1090-mutability

How To Uninstall dump1090-mutability on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dump1090-mutability package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dump1090-mutability

Uninstall dump1090-mutability And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dump1090-mutability and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dump1090-mutability

Remove dump1090-mutability Configurations and Data

To remove dump1090-mutability configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dump1090-mutability

Remove dump1090-mutability configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dump1090-mutability configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dump1090-mutability

Dependencies

dump1090-mutability have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dump1090-mutability package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.