How To Install js8call on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install js8call in Fedora 36. js8call is Amateur Radio message passing using FT8 modulation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install js8call on Fedora 36.

What is js8call

JS8Call is software using the JS8 Digital Mode providing weak signal keyboard to keyboard messaging to Amateur Radio Operators. JS8Call is an experiment to test the feasibility of a digital mode with the robustness of FT8, combined with a messaging and network protocol layer for weak signal communication on HF, using a keyboard messaging style interface. It is not designed for any specific purpose other than connecting amateur radio operators who are operating under weak signal conditions. JS8Call is heavily inspired by WSJT-X, Fldigi, and FSQCall and would not exist without the hard work and dedication of the many developers in the amateur radio community.

We can use yum or dnf to install js8call on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install js8call.

Install js8call on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install js8call using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install js8call

Install js8call on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install js8call using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install js8call

How To Uninstall js8call on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the js8call package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove js8call

js8call Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/js8
/usr/bin/js8call
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/67
/usr/lib/.build-id/67/58c0e239fdad153e3692b11f0b3caacaf03d34
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1
/usr/lib/.build-id/f1/944950e8b678b05aeffa876cea00073400c646
/usr/share/applications/js8call.desktop
/usr/share/doc/JS8Call
/usr/share/doc/JS8Call/README
/usr/share/js8call
/usr/share/js8call/JPLEPH
/usr/share/licenses/js8call
/usr/share/licenses/js8call/COPYING
/usr/share/pixmaps/js8call_icon.png

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install js8call on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).