How To Install ax25-tools on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ax25-tools on Debian 10.
What is ax25-tools
ax25-tools is:
These are hamradio specific tools for setting up and configuring hamradio ports that use AX.25 Net/ROM or ROSE network protocols.
This package is created separately for those who do not want to install tools that need X to run.
There are three methods to install ax25-tools on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ax25-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ax25-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ax25-tools
Install ax25-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ax25-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ax25-tools
Install ax25-tools Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ax25-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ax25-tools
How To Uninstall ax25-tools on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ax25-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ax25-tools
Uninstall ax25-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ax25-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ax25-tools
Remove ax25-tools Configurations and Data
To remove ax25-tools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ax25-tools
Remove ax25-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ax25-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ax25-tools
Dependencies
ax25-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ax25-tools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.