How To Install hamradio-satellite on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install hamradio-satellite on Ubuntu 18.04. hamradio-satellite is Debian Hamradio Satellite Operation Packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hamradio-satellite on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is hamradio-satellite

hamradio-satellite is:

This metapackage will install packages useful for amateur satellite operation.

There are three methods to install hamradio-satellite 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-satellite 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-satellite using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install hamradio-satellite

Install hamradio-satellite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hamradio-satellite

Install hamradio-satellite 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-satellite using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hamradio-satellite

How To Uninstall hamradio-satellite on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the hamradio-satellite package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hamradio-satellite

Uninstall hamradio-satellite And Its Dependencies

To uninstall hamradio-satellite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hamradio-satellite

Remove hamradio-satellite Configurations and Data

To remove hamradio-satellite configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge hamradio-satellite

Remove hamradio-satellite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hamradio-satellite

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hamradio-satellite package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.