How To Install wsjtx-data on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wsjtx-data on Debian 11.
What is wsjtx-data
wsjtx-data is:
WSJT-X implements amateur radio communication protocols or “modes” called FT4, FT8, JT4, JT9, JT65, QRA64, ISCAT, MSK144, and WSPR, as well as one called Echo for detecting and measuring your own radio signals reflected from the Moon. These modes were all designed for making reliable, confirmed QSOs under extreme weak-signal conditions.
This package contains architecture-independent data files.
There are three methods to install wsjtx-data on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install wsjtx-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wsjtx-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wsjtx-data
Install wsjtx-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wsjtx-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wsjtx-data
Install wsjtx-data 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 wsjtx-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wsjtx-data
How To Uninstall wsjtx-data on Debian 11
To uninstall only the wsjtx-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wsjtx-data
Uninstall wsjtx-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wsjtx-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wsjtx-data
Remove wsjtx-data Configurations and Data
To remove wsjtx-data configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wsjtx-data
Remove wsjtx-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wsjtx-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wsjtx-data
Dependencies
wsjtx-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wsjtx-data package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
