How To Install wsjtx-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wsjtx-data on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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

• wsjtx-data website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wsjtx-data package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.