How To Install flmsg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install flmsg on Kali Linux. flmsg is amateur radio forms management editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install flmsg on Kali Linux.

What is flmsg

flmsg is:

Flmsg is a simple forms management editor for the amateur radio supported standard message formats, including ICS, HICS, MARS, IARU, Radiogram NTS, Red Cross, and plaintext. It’s data files are pure ASCII text that can be sent from point to point using the internet, amateur radio, or other electronic link.

There are three methods to install flmsg on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install flmsg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install flmsg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install flmsg

Install flmsg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install flmsg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install flmsg

Install flmsg Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install flmsg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install flmsg

How To Uninstall flmsg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove flmsg

Uninstall flmsg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall flmsg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove flmsg

Remove flmsg Configurations and Data

To remove flmsg configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge flmsg

Remove flmsg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove flmsg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flmsg

Dependencies

flmsg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install flmsg package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.