How To Install lua-hamlib on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-hamlib
on Debian 12.
What is lua-hamlib
lua-hamlib is:
Most recent amateur radio transceivers allow external control of their functions through a computer interface. Unfortunately, control commands are not always consistent across a manufacturer’s product line and each manufacturer’s product line differs greatly from its competitors.
This library addresses that issue by providing a standardised programming interface that applications can talk to and translating that into the appropriate commands required by the radio in use.
This package provides the Lua bindings of the library.
There are three methods to install lua-hamlib
on Debian 12. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lua-hamlib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-hamlib
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-hamlib
Install lua-hamlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-hamlib
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-hamlib
Install lua-hamlib 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 lua-hamlib
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-hamlib
How To Uninstall lua-hamlib on Debian 12
To uninstall only the lua-hamlib
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-hamlib
Uninstall lua-hamlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-hamlib
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-hamlib
Remove lua-hamlib Configurations and Data
To remove lua-hamlib
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-hamlib
Remove lua-hamlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-hamlib
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-hamlib
Dependencies
lua-hamlib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-hamlib
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.