How To Install qrq on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qrq
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is qrq
qrq is:
qrq is an open source morse telegraphy trainer for Linux and Unix operating systems, similar to the classic DOS version of Rufz by DL4MM.
It is not intended for learning telegraphy, but to improve the ability to copy callsigns at high speeds, as needed for example for Contesting.
There are three methods to install qrq
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install qrq Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qrq
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qrq
Install qrq Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qrq
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qrq
Install qrq 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install qrq
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qrq
How To Uninstall qrq on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the qrq
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qrq
Uninstall qrq And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qrq
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qrq
Remove qrq Configurations and Data
To remove qrq
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qrq
Remove qrq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qrq
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qrq
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qrq
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.