How To Install python-libhamlib2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libhamlib2 on Debian 10.
What is python-libhamlib2
python-libhamlib2 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 Python bindings of the library.
There are three methods to install python-libhamlib2 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 python-libhamlib2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libhamlib2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libhamlib2
Install python-libhamlib2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libhamlib2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libhamlib2
Install python-libhamlib2 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 python-libhamlib2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libhamlib2
How To Uninstall python-libhamlib2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-libhamlib2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libhamlib2
Uninstall python-libhamlib2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libhamlib2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libhamlib2
Remove python-libhamlib2 Configurations and Data
To remove python-libhamlib2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libhamlib2
Remove python-libhamlib2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libhamlib2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libhamlib2
Dependencies
python-libhamlib2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libhamlib2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
