How To Install tcl-hamlib on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-hamlib
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is tcl-hamlib
tcl-hamlib is:
Most recent amateur radio transceivers allow external control of their functions through a computer interface. Unfortunately, control commands are not always consistent across a manufacturer’s product line and each manufacturer’s product line differs greatly from its competitors.
This library addresses that issue by providing a standardised programming interface that applications can talk to and translating that into the appropriate commands required by the radio in use.
This package provides the Tcl bindings of the library.
There are three methods to install tcl-hamlib
on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tcl-hamlib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tcl-hamlib
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tcl-hamlib
Install tcl-hamlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tcl-hamlib
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tcl-hamlib
Install tcl-hamlib 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 tcl-hamlib
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tcl-hamlib
How To Uninstall tcl-hamlib on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the tcl-hamlib
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tcl-hamlib
Uninstall tcl-hamlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tcl-hamlib
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tcl-hamlib
Remove tcl-hamlib Configurations and Data
To remove tcl-hamlib
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tcl-hamlib
Remove tcl-hamlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tcl-hamlib
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tcl-hamlib
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tcl-hamlib
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.