How To Install python3-pyhamtools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyhamtools on Debian 12.
What is python3-pyhamtools
python3-pyhamtools is:
Pyhamtools is a set of functions and classes for Amateur Radio purpose. Currently the core part is the callsign lookup which decodes any amateur radio callsign string and provides the corresponding information (country, DXCC entity, CQ zone… etc). This basic functionality is needed for logbooks, DX clusters or log checking. This and additional convenience features are provided for the following sources:
- AD1C’s country-files.org
- Clublog prefixes & exceptions XML file
- Clublog DXCC query API
- QRZ.com XML API
- Redis.io
- ARRL Logbook of the World (LOTW)
- eQSL.cc user list
- Clublog & OQRS user list
Other modules include location based calculations (e.g. distance, heading between Maidenhead locators) or frequency based calculations (e.g. frequency to band).
There are three methods to install python3-pyhamtools 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 python3-pyhamtools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyhamtools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyhamtools
Install python3-pyhamtools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyhamtools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pyhamtools
Install python3-pyhamtools 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 python3-pyhamtools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyhamtools
How To Uninstall python3-pyhamtools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-pyhamtools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pyhamtools
Uninstall python3-pyhamtools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pyhamtools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyhamtools
Remove python3-pyhamtools Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pyhamtools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyhamtools
Remove python3-pyhamtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pyhamtools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyhamtools
Dependencies
python3-pyhamtools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyhamtools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
