How To Install aprsd on Fedora 34

aprsd is Internet gateway and client access to amateur radio APRS packet data

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aprsd on Fedora 34.

What is aprsd

APRSd is an APRS server program that uses amateur radio and internet services to convey GPS mapping, weather, and positional data. It has been developed by and for amateur radio enthusiasts to provide real-time data in an easy to use package.

We can use yum or dnf to install aprsd on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install aprsd.

Install aprsd on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install aprsd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install aprsd

Install aprsd on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install aprsd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install aprsd

How To Uninstall aprsd on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the aprsd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove aprsd

aprsd Package Contents on Fedora 34

/etc/aprsd
/etc/aprsd/INIT.TNC
/etc/aprsd/RESTORE.TNC
/etc/aprsd/aprsd.conf
/etc/aprsd/user.deny
/etc/aprsd/welcome.txt
/etc/logrotate.d/aprsd
/usr/bin/aprsd
/usr/bin/aprspass
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2b
/usr/lib/.build-id/2b/4852d0023b2737b2f9f7df623273c94d99c040
/usr/lib/.build-id/35
/usr/lib/.build-id/35/ececd9cb708e8b28a79bcca800b6ddbb24c32d
/usr/lib/systemd/system/aprsd.service
/usr/share/doc/aprsd
/usr/share/doc/aprsd/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/aprsd/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/aprsd/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/aprsd/README
/usr/share/doc/aprsd/aprsddoc.html
/usr/share/doc/aprsd/ports.html
/usr/share/doc/aprsd/q.html
/usr/share/doc/aprsd/qalgorithm.html
/var/log/aprsd

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install aprsd on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.