How To Install pyqso on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqso on Debian 9. pyqso is logging tool for amateur radio operators

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqso on Debian 9.

What is pyqso

pyqso is:

PyQSO is a logging tool for amateur radio operators. It provides a simple graphical interface through which users can manage information about the contacts/QSOs they make with other operators on the air. All information is stored in a light-weight SQL database. Other key features include:

  • Customisable interface (e.g. only show callsign and frequency information).
  • Import and export logs in ADIF format.
  • Perform callsign lookups and auto-fill data fields using the qrz.com database.
  • Sort the logs by individual fields.
  • Print a hard-copy of logs, or print to PDF.
  • Connect to Telnet-based DX clusters.
  • Progress tracker for the DXCC award.
  • Grey line plotter.
  • Filter out QSOs based on the callsign field (e.g. only display contacts with callsigns beginning with ??M6??).
  • Remove duplicate QSOs.
  • Basic support for the Hamlib library.

There are three methods to install pyqso on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pyqso Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pyqso

Install pyqso Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pyqso using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pyqso

Install pyqso 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 pyqso using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyqso

How To Uninstall pyqso on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove pyqso

Uninstall pyqso And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pyqso and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyqso

Remove pyqso Configurations and Data

To remove pyqso configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pyqso

Remove pyqso configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyqso

Dependencies

pyqso have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqso package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.