How To Install qsstv on Fedora 34

qsstv is Qt-based slow-scan TV and fax

Introduction

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

What is qsstv

Qsstv is a program for receiving slow-scan television and fax. These are modes used by hamradio operators. Qsstv uses a soundcard to send and receive images.

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

Install qsstv 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 qsstv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install qsstv

Install qsstv 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 qsstv using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install qsstv

How To Uninstall qsstv on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove qsstv

qsstv Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/qsstv
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/20
/usr/lib/.build-id/20/119f2086d034054201b94a1d8f23a53abaf996
/usr/share/applications/qsstv.desktop
/usr/share/doc/qsstv
/usr/share/doc/qsstv/README.txt
/usr/share/licenses/qsstv
/usr/share/licenses/qsstv/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/qsstv.1.gz
/usr/share/metainfo/qsstv.appdata.xml
/usr/share/pixmaps/qsstv.png

References

Summary

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