How To Install remotetrx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install remotetrx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is remotetrx
remotetrx is:
The RemoteTrx server facilitates remote control of amateur radio transceivers via the EchoLink® protocol. It is normally used together with the ‘svxlink-server’ package, which allows for nearly world-wide access from the Internet.
EchoLink® allows licensed amateur radio operators to communicate over the Internet, including remote access to station equipment. The RemoteTrx server provides remote control of a connected radio transceiver. EchoLink® is a registered trademark of Synergenics, LLC.
There are three methods to install remotetrx 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 remotetrx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install remotetrx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install remotetrx
Install remotetrx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install remotetrx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install remotetrx
Install remotetrx 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 remotetrx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install remotetrx
How To Uninstall remotetrx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the remotetrx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove remotetrx
Uninstall remotetrx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall remotetrx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove remotetrx
Remove remotetrx Configurations and Data
To remove remotetrx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge remotetrx
Remove remotetrx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove remotetrx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge remotetrx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install remotetrx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
