How To Install direwolf on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install direwolf on Debian 10.
What is direwolf
direwolf is:
Dire Wolf is a software “soundcard” modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder. It can be used stand-alone to receive APRS messages, as a digipeater, APRStt gateway, or Internet Gateway (IGate). It can also be used as a virtual TNC for other applications such as APRSIS32, UI-View32, Xastir, APRS-TW, YAAC, UISS, Linux AX25, SARTrack, and many others.
There are three methods to install direwolf 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 direwolf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install direwolf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install direwolf
Install direwolf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install direwolf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install direwolf
Install direwolf 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 direwolf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install direwolf
How To Uninstall direwolf on Debian 10
To uninstall only the direwolf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove direwolf
Uninstall direwolf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall direwolf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove direwolf
Remove direwolf Configurations and Data
To remove direwolf configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge direwolf
Remove direwolf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove direwolf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge direwolf
Dependencies
direwolf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install direwolf package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.