How To Install tlf on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tlf on Fedora 34.
What is tlf
Tlf is a console (ncurses) mode general purpose CW/VOICE keyer, logging and contest program for hamradio. It supports the CQWW, the WPX, the ARRL-DX , the ARRL-FD, the PACC and the EU SPRINT contests (single operator) as well as a LOT MORE basic contests, general QSO and DXpedition mode.
We can use yum or dnf to install tlf on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tlf.
Install tlf 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 tlf using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install tlf
Install tlf 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 tlf using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install tlf
How To Uninstall tlf on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the tlf package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove tlf
tlf Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/bin/play_vk
/usr/bin/soundlog
/usr/bin/tlf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1f
/usr/lib/.build-id/1f/16b6c238f38af5add590727924e21ade67ce34
/usr/share/doc/tlf
/usr/share/doc/tlf/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/tlf/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/tlf/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/tlf/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/tlf/New_Bandmap.txt
/usr/share/doc/tlf/README
/usr/share/doc/tlf/README.RTTY
/usr/share/doc/tlf/README.cabrillo
/usr/share/doc/tlf/README.md
/usr/share/doc/tlf/README.ssb
/usr/share/doc/tlf/README_QTC.txt
/usr/share/doc/tlf/README_QTC_RTTY.txt
/usr/share/doc/tlf/Xresources
/usr/share/licenses/tlf
/usr/share/licenses/tlf/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/tlf.1.gz
/usr/share/tlf
/usr/share/tlf/arrl10m_mults
/usr/share/tlf/arrldx_mults
/usr/share/tlf/arrlsections
/usr/share/tlf/cabrillo.fmt
/usr/share/tlf/callmaster
/usr/share/tlf/cty.dat
/usr/share/tlf/cwops.txt
/usr/share/tlf/darcmults
/usr/share/tlf/ea_sections
/usr/share/tlf/help.txt
/usr/share/tlf/logcfg.dat
/usr/share/tlf/ok_om.txt
/usr/share/tlf/okommults
/usr/share/tlf/paccmults
/usr/share/tlf/rules
/usr/share/tlf/rules/aadx_as
/usr/share/tlf/rules/aadx_dx
/usr/share/tlf/rules/arrl10m_dx
/usr/share/tlf/rules/arrl160m_usa
/usr/share/tlf/rules/arrldx_dx
/usr/share/tlf/rules/arrldx_usa
/usr/share/tlf/rules/arrlfd
/usr/share/tlf/rules/arrlss
/usr/share/tlf/rules/contest
/usr/share/tlf/rules/cqww
/usr/share/tlf/rules/cwops_mini_cwt
/usr/share/tlf/rules/dxped
/usr/share/tlf/rules/eusprint
/usr/share/tlf/rules/focmarathon
/usr/share/tlf/rules/lzdx
/usr/share/tlf/rules/okom
/usr/share/tlf/rules/pacc_dx
/usr/share/tlf/rules/pacc_pa
/usr/share/tlf/rules/qso
/usr/share/tlf/rules/spdx_dx
/usr/share/tlf/rules/spdx_sp
/usr/share/tlf/rules/ssa_mt
/usr/share/tlf/rules/stewperry
/usr/share/tlf/rules/template
/usr/share/tlf/rules/waedc_dx
/usr/share/tlf/rules/waedc_dx_rtty
/usr/share/tlf/rules/waedc_eu
/usr/share/tlf/rules/waedc_eu_rtty
/usr/share/tlf/rules/wpx
/usr/share/tlf/spdxmults
/usr/share/tlf/ssamults
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tlf on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.