How To Install tk5 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tk5 on Debian 10.
What is tk5
tk5 is:
tk5 is open source software designed for the ICOM IC-R5 receiver. The current version can:
Read a memory image from an IC-R5 receiver, an ICF file, an IC5 file, or a native tr5 file. Using a graphical interface, display data from a memory image and let a user change the limit search bank, television bank, and most other settings. Import memory channel data from a csv (comma-separated values) file. Export memory channel data to a csv file. Enable a hidden 70-channel Television bank. Write the results back to the radio.
There are three methods to install tk5 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tk5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tk5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tk5
Install tk5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tk5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tk5
Install tk5 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 tk5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tk5
How To Uninstall tk5 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the tk5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tk5
Uninstall tk5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tk5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tk5
Remove tk5 Configurations and Data
To remove tk5 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tk5
Remove tk5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tk5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tk5
Dependencies
tk5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tk5 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.