How To Install wsjtx on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install wsjtx in Fedora 36. wsjtx is Weak Signal communication by K1JT

Introduction

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

What is wsjtx

WSJT-X is a computer program designed to facilitate basic amateur radio communication using very weak signals. It implements communication protocols or “modes” called JT4, JT9, JT65, QRA64, ISCAT, MSK144, and WSPR, as well as one called Echo for detecting and measuring your own radio signals reflected from the Moon.

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

Install wsjtx 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 wsjtx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install wsjtx

Install wsjtx 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 wsjtx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install wsjtx

How To Uninstall wsjtx on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove wsjtx

wsjtx Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/fcal
/usr/bin/fmeasure
/usr/bin/fmtave
/usr/bin/fst4sim
/usr/bin/ft8code
/usr/bin/jt4code
/usr/bin/jt65code
/usr/bin/jt9
/usr/bin/jt9code
/usr/bin/message_aggregator
/usr/bin/msk144code
/usr/bin/q65code
/usr/bin/q65sim
/usr/bin/udp_daemon
/usr/bin/wsjtx
/usr/bin/wsjtx_app_version
/usr/bin/wsprd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/03
/usr/lib/.build-id/03/10e6a62c60dafc9ff1e4b67a27bca67c12fea1
/usr/lib/.build-id/12
/usr/lib/.build-id/12/414e1ce31ffd34dac8d9b6435b1a5fbcd412dd
/usr/lib/.build-id/14
/usr/lib/.build-id/14/bbf1f30fa0f14ed4a4514ceba444c619116d58
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b/20d6c9ecc54b68ab231158d53a1b3d8cd3c155
/usr/lib/.build-id/41
/usr/lib/.build-id/41/d114c4e18051ddf6cb152b0068fb0d4c262eb6
/usr/lib/.build-id/47
/usr/lib/.build-id/47/5abf986df811bfc460043b97a69f2f4bddf080
/usr/lib/.build-id/4c
/usr/lib/.build-id/4c/a9657942326b8c96385d5c447f5242f20f2a70
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d
/usr/lib/.build-id/4d/dc3224bcde1c85dc20b3ef05c896e3113c067b
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e/6eca8dd557e40e69bf70113d9815c1101f0641
/usr/lib/.build-id/86
/usr/lib/.build-id/86/fdf2b48c04340c74a7e0079fa01dee7679889e
/usr/lib/.build-id/9e
/usr/lib/.build-id/9e/4a9f0a000ddc4be02e3c54f307786abbb28b7f
/usr/lib/.build-id/9e/a5835d5d572124fd2245fed17ee4df43edfb1e
/usr/lib/.build-id/c4
/usr/lib/.build-id/c4/6fc02ead0c6ae54d2cca6d441b69f2c0bcba20
/usr/lib/.build-id/ce
/usr/lib/.build-id/ce/9fab062b249409f853176d70a22b0f38ad0e72
/usr/lib/.build-id/de
/usr/lib/.build-id/de/6d494db319aee9a9961ef57f2201f58c590ee4
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4/5301d44d83f65d8366053ddedc881b5eb75513
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9
/usr/lib/.build-id/e9/cd0552ad36f77a9264d69ed7224c82289a8887
/usr/share/applications/message_aggregator.desktop
/usr/share/applications/wsjtx.desktop
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/BUGS
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/GUIcontrols.txt
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/README
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/changelog.gz
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/copyright
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/example_log_configurations
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/example_log_configurations/README
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/example_log_configurations/wsjtx_log_config.ini.console
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/example_log_configurations/wsjtx_log_config.ini.debugger
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/example_log_configurations/wsjtx_log_config.ini.rig_control
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/example_log_configurations/wsjtx_log_config.ini.simple_verbose
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/jt9.txt
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/v1.7_Features.txt
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/wsjtx-main-2.5.4.html
/usr/share/doc/wsjtx/wsjtx_changelog.txt
/usr/share/licenses/wsjtx
/usr/share/licenses/wsjtx/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/fcal.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/fmeasure.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/fmtave.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/fst4sim.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/ft8code.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/jt4code.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/jt65code.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/jt9.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/jt9code.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/message_aggregator.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/msk144code.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/qra64code.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/qra64sim.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rigctl-wsjtx.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rigctlcom-wsjtx.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/rigctld-wsjtx.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/udp_daemon.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/wsjtx.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/wsprd.1.gz
/usr/share/metainfo/wsjtx.appdata.xml
/usr/share/pixmaps/wsjtx_icon.png
/usr/share/wsjtx
/usr/share/wsjtx/JPLEPH
/usr/share/wsjtx/cty.dat
/usr/share/wsjtx/cty.dat_copyright.txt

References

Summary

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