How To Install wfview on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wfview on Debian 12.
What is wfview
wfview is:
wfview is an open-source front-end application for the
- Icom IC-705 HF portable SDR Amateur Radio
- Icom IC-7300 HF SDR Amateur Radio
- Icom IC-7610 HF SDR Amateur Radio
- Icom IC-7850 HF Hybrid SDR Amateur Radio
- Icom IC-7851 HF Hybrid SDR Amateur Radio
- Icom IC-9700 VHF/UHF SDR Amateur Radio
wfview supports viewing the spectrum display waterfall and most normal radio controls. Using wfview, the radio can be operated using the mouse, or just the keyboard (great for those with visual impairments), or even a touch screen display. The gorgous waterfall spectrum can be displayed on a monitor of any size, and can even projected onto a wall for a presentation.
There are three methods to install wfview on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install wfview Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wfview using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wfview
Install wfview Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wfview using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wfview
Install wfview 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 wfview using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wfview
How To Uninstall wfview on Debian 12
To uninstall only the wfview package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wfview
Uninstall wfview And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wfview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wfview
Remove wfview Configurations and Data
To remove wfview configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wfview
Remove wfview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wfview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wfview
Dependencies
wfview have the following dependencies:
- libqt5multimedia5-plugins
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libhidapi-libusb0
- libopus0
- libportaudio2
- libqcustomplot2.1
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gamepad5
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5multimedia5
- libqt5network5
- libqt5serialport5
- libqt5widgets5
- libqt5xml5
- librtaudio6
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wfview package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
