How To Install wsjtx-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install wsjtx-doc on Ubuntu 22.04. wsjtx-doc is Documentation and examples for the WSJT-X package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wsjtx-doc on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is wsjtx-doc

wsjtx-doc is:

WSJT-X implements amateur radio communication protocols or “modes” called FT4, FT8, 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. These modes were all designed for making reliable, confirmed QSOs under extreme weak-signal conditions.

This package provides the software documentation.

There are three methods to install wsjtx-doc on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install wsjtx-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wsjtx-doc

Install wsjtx-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wsjtx-doc

Install wsjtx-doc 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 wsjtx-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wsjtx-doc

How To Uninstall wsjtx-doc on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove wsjtx-doc

Uninstall wsjtx-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wsjtx-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wsjtx-doc

Remove wsjtx-doc Configurations and Data

To remove wsjtx-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wsjtx-doc

Remove wsjtx-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wsjtx-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wsjtx-doc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.