How To Install qle on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install qle in Fedora 36. qle is A QSO Logger and log Editor

Introduction

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

What is `qle`

The qle-package is a graphic QSO log viewer, log editor and QSO logger for amateur radio operators. ‘qle’ stands for QSO Logger and Editor. It is a Perl/Tk script that logs (or modifies) QSOs directly in a fast and light-weight SQLite database. The term QSO comes from Q code used in commercial and amateur radio communication and in refers to a radio contact. Intended use caters for CW operators. Table headings, fonts, colours and other attributes are set in a user-editable configuration file. The SQLite log schema supplied may be altered to suit your taste, provided the configuration file is updated accordingly.

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

Install qle 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 qle using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install qle

Install qle 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 qle using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install qle

How To Uninstall qle on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove qle

qle Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/qle
/etc/qle/qle.conf
/usr/bin/qle
/usr/share/applications/qle.desktop
/usr/share/doc/qle
/usr/share/doc/qle/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/qle/BUGS
/usr/share/doc/qle/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/qle/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/qle/README
/usr/share/pixmaps/qle.png
/usr/share/qle
/usr/share/qle/adifimport.pl
/usr/share/qle/cabrilloimport.pl
/usr/share/qle/cty.dat
/usr/share/qle/dupeID.db
/usr/share/qle/exampleQSL.jpg
/usr/share/qle/foo3.db
/usr/share/qle/kiwi-blk-52x52.xbm
/usr/share/qle/master.scp
/usr/share/qle/qle.pl
/usr/share/qle/showcolor.pl
/usr/share/qle/showfonts.pl

References

qle website

Summary

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