How To Install js8call on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install js8call on CentOS 7. js8call is Amateur Radio message passing using FT8 modulation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install js8call on CentOS 7.

What is js8call

JS8Call is software using the JS8 Digital Mode providing weak signal keyboard to keyboard messaging to Amateur Radio Operators. JS8Call is an experiment to test the feasibility of a digital mode with the robustness of FT8, combined with a messaging and network protocol layer for weak signal communication on HF, using a keyboard messaging style interface. It is not designed for any specific purpose other than connecting amateur radio operators who are operating under weak signal conditions. JS8Call is heavily inspired by WSJT-X, Fldigi, and FSQCall and would not exist without the hard work and dedication of the many developers in the amateur radio community.

We can use yum or dnf to install js8call on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install js8call.

Install js8call on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install js8call using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install js8call

Install js8call on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install js8call using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install js8call

How To Uninstall js8call on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the js8call package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove js8call

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install js8call on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.