How To Install xastir on Fedora 34

xastir is Amateur Station Tracking and Reporting system for amateur radio

Introduction

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

What is xastir

Xastir is a graphical application that interfaces HAM radio and internet access to realtime mapping software. Install XASTIR if you are interested in APRS(tm) and HAM radio software.

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

Install xastir 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 xastir using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xastir

Install xastir 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 xastir using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xastir

How To Uninstall xastir on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove xastir

xastir Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/callpass
/usr/bin/testdbfawk
/usr/bin/xastir
/usr/bin/xastir_udp_client
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/69
/usr/lib/.build-id/69/01797b2025324274563aa42733d726356c4718
/usr/lib/.build-id/c6
/usr/lib/.build-id/c6/a6d4dad745307e273875b359f43edf56e7e318
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7
/usr/lib/.build-id/e7/ba03e774e3749ae30f4c5a5192942b5d0d2004
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7/f8cb761aa356f0dab5b7a15649f89f556d9ab7
/usr/share/applications/xastir.desktop
/usr/share/doc/xastir
/usr/share/doc/xastir/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xastir/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/xastir/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/xastir/DEBUG_LEVELS
/usr/share/doc/xastir/FAQ
/usr/share/doc/xastir/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/xastir/README
/usr/share/doc/xastir/README.Getting-Started
/usr/share/doc/xastir/README.MAPS
/usr/share/doc/xastir/UPGRADE
/usr/share/man/man1/callpass.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/testdbfawk.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xastir.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xastir_udp_client.1.gz
/usr/share/pixmaps/xastir.png
/usr/share/xastir
/usr/share/xastir/Counties
/usr/share/xastir/Counties/placeholder
/usr/share/xastir/GNIS
/usr/share/xastir/GNIS/placeholder
/usr/share/xastir/config
/usr/share/xastir/config/24kgrid.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/OSM_Cloudmade_administrative.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/OSM_Cloudmade_highway.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/OSM_Cloudmade_natural.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/OSM_Cloudmade_poi.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/OSM_Cloudmade_water_and_coastline.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/OSM_geofabrik_roads.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/OSM_geofabrik_waterways.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/arealm.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/areawater.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/cousub.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/cousub00.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/edge.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/featnames.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/gfe_coastal_waters.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/gfe_coastal_waters_warnings.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/gfe_fire_weather.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/gfe_metro_areas.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/gfe_public_weather.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/gps_wpt.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/language-Dutch.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/language-ElmerFudd.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/language-English.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/language-French.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/language-German.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/language-Italian.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/language-MuppetsChef.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/language-OldeEnglish.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/language-PigLatin.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/language-PirateEnglish.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/language-Portuguese.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/language-Spanish.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsc_ddmmyy.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsc_ddmmyy_09.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsc_ddmmyy_09b.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsc_ddmmyy_10.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsc_ddmmyy_10a.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsc_ddmmyy_13.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsc_ddmmyy_15.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwshzddmmyy.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwshzddmmyy_old14.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsmzddmmyy.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsmzddmmyy_09.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsmzddmmyy_11.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsmzddmmyy_16.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsmzddmmyy_17.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsmzoddmmyy.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsozddap12.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsozddmmyy.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsozddmmyy_09.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsozddmmyy_14.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsozddmmyy_14b.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsw_ddjn12.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsw_ddmmyy.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsw_ddmmyy_09.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsw_ddmmyy_10.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsw_ddmmyy_13.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsw_ddmmyy_14.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsw_ddmmyy_14a.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsw_ddmmyy_17.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsz1ddmmyy.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsz_ddmmyy.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsz_ddmmyy_09.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsz_ddmmyy_10.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsz_ddmmyy_10b.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsz_ddmmyy_10c.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsz_ddmmyy_11.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwsz_ddmmyy_13.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/nwszoddmmyy.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/pointlm.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/predefined_EVENT.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/predefined_SAR.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/stored_track.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tabblock.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tgr2shp.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tgr2shppoly.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tgr2shppoly_2006.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tgrcty.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tgrkgl.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tgrlk.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tgrlpt.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tgrlpy.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tgrplc00.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tgrwat.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tl_2009_aiannh.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tl_2009_aits.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tl_2009_arealm.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tl_2009_areawater.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tl_2009_county.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tl_2009_cousub.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tl_2009_edges.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tl_2009_mil.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tl_2009_nn_county.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tl_2009_pointlm.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tl_2009_zcta5.dbfawk
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-startup.aea
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-startup.d700
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-startup.d72_d710
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-startup.kam
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-startup.kpc2
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-startup.kpc3
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-startup.null
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-startup.paccomm
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-startup.pico
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-startup.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-startup.thd7
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-startup.tnc2
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-startup.tnc2-ui
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-stop.d700
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-stop.d72_d710
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-stop.sys
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-stop.thd7
/usr/share/xastir/config/tnc-stop.tnc2-ui
/usr/share/xastir/config/xastir.rgb
/usr/share/xastir/fcc
/usr/share/xastir/fcc/placeholder
/usr/share/xastir/help
/usr/share/xastir/help/help-Dutch.dat
/usr/share/xastir/help/help-English.dat
/usr/share/xastir/help/help-French.dat
/usr/share/xastir/help/help-German.dat
/usr/share/xastir/help/help-Italian.dat
/usr/share/xastir/help/help-Portuguese.dat
/usr/share/xastir/help/help-Spanish.dat
/usr/share/xastir/maps
/usr/share/xastir/maps/CC_OpenStreetMap.png
/usr/share/xastir/maps/CC_OpenStreetMap_logo.png
/usr/share/xastir/maps/CC_OpenStreetMap_txt.png
/usr/share/xastir/maps/GPS
/usr/share/xastir/maps/GPS/placeholder
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/OSM_tiled_cycle.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/OSM_tiled_fosm.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/OSM_tiled_mapnik.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/USTigermap.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/USTigermapBorders.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/geogratis.gc.ca
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/geogratis.gc.ca/National.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/geogratis.gc.ca/Regional.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/geogratis.gc.ca/Sub_national.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/geogratis.gc.ca/Sub_regional.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/nationalmap.gov
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/nationalmap.gov/WMS_USGS_Hydrography.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/nationalmap.gov/WMS_USGS_ImageryOnly.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/nationalmap.gov/WMS_USGS_ImageryTopo.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/nationalmap.gov/WMS_USGS_ShadedReliefOnly.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/Online/nationalmap.gov/WMS_USGS_Topo.geo
/usr/share/xastir/maps/worldhi.map
/usr/share/xastir/scripts
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/Coordinate.pm
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/Xastir_tigerpoly.py
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/ads-b.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/ais.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/ais_pp.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/coord-convert.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/geopdf2gtiff.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/get-BOMdata
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/get-NWSdata
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/get-fcc-rac.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/get-gnis
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/get-pop
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/icontable.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/inf2geo.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/kiss-off.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/langElmerFudd.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/langMuppetsChef.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/langOldeEnglish.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/langPigLatin.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/langPirateEnglish.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/mapblast2geo.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/mapfgd.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/object2shp.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/overlay.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/ozi2geo.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/permutations.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/pos2shp.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/ridge_radar.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/slideshow.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/split_gnis.bash
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/split_gnis.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/test_coord.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/toporama250k.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/toporama50k.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/track-get.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/update_langfile.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/waypoint-get.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/wms.pl
/usr/share/xastir/scripts/wxnowsrv.pl
/usr/share/xastir/sounds
/usr/share/xastir/sounds/placeholder
/usr/share/xastir/symbols
/usr/share/xastir/symbols/13pct.xbm
/usr/share/xastir/symbols/25pct.xbm
/usr/share/xastir/symbols/2x2.xbm
/usr/share/xastir/symbols/alert.xbm
/usr/share/xastir/symbols/flood.xbm
/usr/share/xastir/symbols/icon.png
/usr/share/xastir/symbols/red_flag.xbm
/usr/share/xastir/symbols/snow.xbm
/usr/share/xastir/symbols/symbols.dat
/usr/share/xastir/symbols/torndo.xbm
/usr/share/xastir/symbols/wind.xbm
/usr/share/xastir/symbols/winter_storm.xbm
/usr/share/xastir/symbols/winter_weather.xbm

References

Summary

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