How To Install lua-hamlib2 on Debian 10

Learn how to install lua-hamlib2 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. lua-hamlib2 is Run-time Lua library to control radio transceivers and receivers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-hamlib2 on Debian 10.

What is lua-hamlib2

lua-hamlib2 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-hamlib2 on Debian 10. 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-hamlib2 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-hamlib2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lua-hamlib2

Install lua-hamlib2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lua-hamlib2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lua-hamlib2

Install lua-hamlib2 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-hamlib2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lua-hamlib2

How To Uninstall lua-hamlib2 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the lua-hamlib2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lua-hamlib2

Uninstall lua-hamlib2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lua-hamlib2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-hamlib2

Remove lua-hamlib2 Configurations and Data

To remove lua-hamlib2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lua-hamlib2

Remove lua-hamlib2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lua-hamlib2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-hamlib2

Dependencies

lua-hamlib2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-hamlib2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.