How To Install colrdx on Fedora 34

colrdx is DX-cluster client with curses color support

Introduction

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

What is `colrdx`

Colrdx is a simple client for amateur radio dx-clusters. In a split-screen display you can type commands for the cluster in the bottom part. Messages from the dx-cluster will appear in the main window. There is also a status line at the top with some basic information.

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

Install colrdx 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 colrdx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install colrdx

Install colrdx 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 colrdx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install colrdx

How To Uninstall colrdx on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove colrdx

colrdx Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/colrdx
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e
/usr/lib/.build-id/0e/a7bb141b26a5651e00145195f5df19096d3cf5
/usr/share/doc/colrdx
/usr/share/doc/colrdx/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/colrdx/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/colrdx/TODO
/usr/share/man/man1/colrdx.1.gz

References

colrdx website

Summary

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