How To Install libhamlib-utils on Debian 10

Learn how to install libhamlib-utils on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libhamlib-utils is Utilities to support the hamlib radio control library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhamlib-utils on Debian 10.

What is libhamlib-utils

libhamlib-utils is:

Most recent amateur radio transceivers allow external control of their functions through a computer interface. Unfortunately, control commands are not always consistent across a manufacturer’s product line and each manufacturer’s product line differs greatly from its competitors.

This library addresses that issue by providing a standardised programming interface that applications can talk to and translating that into the appropriate commands required by the radio in use.

This package provides a command-line utility to test the hamlib library and to control transceivers if you’re short of anything more sophisticated.

There are three methods to install libhamlib-utils on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libhamlib-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libhamlib-utils

Install libhamlib-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libhamlib-utils

Install libhamlib-utils 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 libhamlib-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhamlib-utils

How To Uninstall libhamlib-utils on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libhamlib-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhamlib-utils

Uninstall libhamlib-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhamlib-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhamlib-utils

Remove libhamlib-utils Configurations and Data

To remove libhamlib-utils configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhamlib-utils

Remove libhamlib-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhamlib-utils

Dependencies

libhamlib-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhamlib-utils package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.