How To Install hamradio-datamodes on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hamradio-datamodes on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is hamradio-datamodes
hamradio-datamodes is:
This metapackage will install packages useful for using data modes, such as RTTY and SSTV, including weak signal modes, such as JT65, with Debian.
There are three methods to install hamradio-datamodes on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hamradio-datamodes Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hamradio-datamodes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hamradio-datamodes
Install hamradio-datamodes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hamradio-datamodes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hamradio-datamodes
Install hamradio-datamodes 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install hamradio-datamodes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hamradio-datamodes
How To Uninstall hamradio-datamodes on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the hamradio-datamodes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hamradio-datamodes
Uninstall hamradio-datamodes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hamradio-datamodes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hamradio-datamodes
Remove hamradio-datamodes Configurations and Data
To remove hamradio-datamodes configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hamradio-datamodes
Remove hamradio-datamodes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hamradio-datamodes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hamradio-datamodes
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hamradio-datamodes package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
