Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cutesdr on Kali Linux.
What is cutesdr
cutesdr is:
The CuteSDR application’s primary purpose is for spawning custom
applications or for educational use. It is NOT a full featured
program as it is purposely kept simple in order for developers to
more easily spin off their own applications. A further goal was to
use only the stock functionality of Qt ie no libraries or special
drivers. This limits CuteSDR to using only a network connection.
The main gui and framework is written by Moe Wheatly, AE4JY.
CuteSDR itself has only a network interface and will directly support
the RFSPACE NetSDR and SDR-IP radios. The siqs_ftdi and SDRxxServer
applications (packaged separately) provide network interfaces to
RFSPACE USB devices.
There are three methods to install cutesdr 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 cutesdr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cutesdr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cutesdrInstall cutesdr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cutesdr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cutesdrInstall cutesdr 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 cutesdr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cutesdr
How To Uninstall cutesdr on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the cutesdr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cutesdr
Uninstall cutesdr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cutesdr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cutesdr
Remove cutesdr Configurations and Data
To remove cutesdr configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cutesdr
Remove cutesdr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cutesdr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cutesdr
Dependencies
cutesdr have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libftdi1-2
- libgcc-s1
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5multimedia5
- libqt5network5
- libqt5widgets5
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cutesdr package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
