How To Install hamradio-packetmodes on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install hamradio-packetmodes on Debian 9. hamradio-packetmodes is Debian Hamradio Packet Mode Packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hamradio-packetmodes on Debian 9.

What is hamradio-packetmodes

hamradio-packetmodes is:

This metapackage will install packages useful when using AX.25, including IPv4 over AX.25 and APRS, with Debian.

There are three methods to install hamradio-packetmodes on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install hamradio-packetmodes Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install hamradio-packetmodes using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install hamradio-packetmodes

Install hamradio-packetmodes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install hamradio-packetmodes using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install hamradio-packetmodes

Install hamradio-packetmodes Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install hamradio-packetmodes using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hamradio-packetmodes

How To Uninstall hamradio-packetmodes on Debian 9

To uninstall only the hamradio-packetmodes package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hamradio-packetmodes

Uninstall hamradio-packetmodes And Its Dependencies

To uninstall hamradio-packetmodes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hamradio-packetmodes

Remove hamradio-packetmodes Configurations and Data

To remove hamradio-packetmodes configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge hamradio-packetmodes

Remove hamradio-packetmodes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove hamradio-packetmodes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hamradio-packetmodes

Dependencies

hamradio-packetmodes have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hamradio-packetmodes package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.