How to Install and Uninstall librtlsdr2 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "librtlsdr2" package

Please follow the steps below to install librtlsdr2 on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "librtlsdr2" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall librtlsdr2 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the librtlsdr2 package on Kali Linux

Package: librtlsdr2
Source: rtl-sdr
Version: 2.0.1-2
Installed-Size: 112
Maintainer: A. Maitland Bottoms
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.21)
Size: 31092
SHA256: 88bf33d31b262c0641a0040b9c14a72a8677b91863d3fca5a1a531d2d50a8b0c
SHA1: 01a114c37df0c142d1a8876b953f357b1532eaf6
MD5sum: 1140e1872377c1b8628731a9748ca049
Description: Software defined radio receiver for Realtek RTL2832U (library)
rtl-sdr is a software defined radio (SDR) receiver software for certain
low-cost DVB-T/DAB(+) USB dongles based on the Realtek RTL2832U chip.
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This package contains the shared library.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://osmocom.org/projects/rtl-sdr
Section: libs
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rtl-sdr/librtlsdr2_2.0.1-2_amd64.deb