How To Install wsjtx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wsjtx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wsjtx
wsjtx is:
wsjtx is designed to facilitate Amateur Radio communication under extreme weak-signal conditions using modes JT9 and JT65.
There are three methods to install wsjtx on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install wsjtx 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wsjtx
Install wsjtx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wsjtx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wsjtx
Install wsjtx 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 wsjtx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wsjtx
How To Uninstall wsjtx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wsjtx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wsjtx
Uninstall wsjtx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wsjtx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wsjtx
Remove wsjtx Configurations and Data
To remove wsjtx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wsjtx
Remove wsjtx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wsjtx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wsjtx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wsjtx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
