How to Install and Uninstall rtlsdr-scanner Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 03,2025

1. Install "rtlsdr-scanner" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install rtlsdr-scanner on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rtlsdr-scanner
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rtlsdr-scanner" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall rtlsdr-scanner 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 rtlsdr-scanner package on Kali Linux

Package: rtlsdr-scanner
Version: 1:1.3.2+git20210822-0kali2
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 2528
Depends: python3-matplotlib, python3-numpy, python3-pil, python3-serial, python3:any, python3-rtlsdr, python3-visvis, python3-wxgtk4.0, python3-ipdb
Homepage: https://github.com/CdeMills/RTLSDR-Scanner
Priority: optional
Section: comm
Filename: pool/main/r/rtlsdr-scanner/rtlsdr-scanner_1.3.2+git20210822-0kali2_all.deb
Size: 2109320
SHA256: 30e3734f32933aacdce8c6703114f9c69451994754d96d7d6d4f8cc36bacd961
SHA1: 7fbf1c401e923657ae0febcd6e832ba59518d838
MD5sum: 3452a9c5bc1e19bf319f04c7e89377a6
Description: simple spectrum analyser for scanning with a RTL-SDR compatible USB device
A cross platform Python frequency scanning GUI for the OsmoSDR rtl-sdr library.
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The scanner attempts to overcome the tuner's frequency response by averaging
scans from both the positive and negative frequency offsets of the baseband
data.
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