How To Install lua-hamlib2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-hamlib2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is lua-hamlib2
lua-hamlib2 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 the Lua bindings of the library.
There are three methods to install lua-hamlib2 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lua-hamlib2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-hamlib2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-hamlib2
Install lua-hamlib2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-hamlib2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-hamlib2
Install lua-hamlib2 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-hamlib2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-hamlib2
How To Uninstall lua-hamlib2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the lua-hamlib2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-hamlib2
Uninstall lua-hamlib2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-hamlib2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-hamlib2
Remove lua-hamlib2 Configurations and Data
To remove lua-hamlib2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-hamlib2
Remove lua-hamlib2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-hamlib2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-hamlib2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-hamlib2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
