How To Install xpsk31 on Fedora 34

xpsk31 is GTK+ graphical version of lpsk31 for Ham Radio

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xpsk31 on Fedora 34.

What is xpsk31

xpsk31 is a GTK+ graphical version of lpsk31, using the same basic signal decoding and encoding engine but controlled by the user via the GUI. In addition it has a FFT-derived “waterfall” display of the incoming signal and a “magniphase” display that shows the magnitude, phase and frequency error of the psk31 signal.

We can use yum or dnf to install xpsk31 on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xpsk31.

Install xpsk31 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 xpsk31 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xpsk31

Install xpsk31 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 xpsk31 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xpsk31

How To Uninstall xpsk31 on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the xpsk31 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xpsk31

xpsk31 Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/bin/xpsk31
/usr/bin/xpsk31.bin
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a
/usr/lib/.build-id/7a/2d8c63ee1094e6bd3bf57c7c9c471861786124
/usr/share/applications/xpsk31.desktop
/usr/share/doc/xpsk31
/usr/share/doc/xpsk31/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/xpsk31/README
/usr/share/doc/xpsk31/p31g3plx.pdf
/usr/share/doc/xpsk31/xpsk31.html
/usr/share/licenses/xpsk31
/usr/share/licenses/xpsk31/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/xpsk31.1.gz
/usr/share/pixmaps/xpsk31.png
/usr/share/xpsk31
/usr/share/xpsk31/xpsk31.glade
/usr/share/xpsk31/xpsk31rc

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xpsk31 on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.