How To Install qtel-icons on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtel-icons on Ubuntu 18.04. qtel-icons is Icons for graphical client for the EchoLink® protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtel-icons on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is qtel-icons

qtel-icons is:

Icons for Qtel, a graphical client program for the EchoLink® ham radio protocol.

EchoLink® allows licensed amateur radio operators to communicate over the Internet, including remote access to station equipment. EchoLink® is a registered trademark of Synergenics, LLC.

There are three methods to install qtel-icons 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 qtel-icons Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qtel-icons

Install qtel-icons Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qtel-icons

Install qtel-icons 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 qtel-icons using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtel-icons

How To Uninstall qtel-icons on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the qtel-icons package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtel-icons

Uninstall qtel-icons And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qtel-icons and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtel-icons

Remove qtel-icons Configurations and Data

To remove qtel-icons configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtel-icons

Remove qtel-icons configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtel-icons

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtel-icons package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.