How To Install xastir-data on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xastir-data
on Debian 10.
What is xastir-data
xastir-data is:
Xastir is an APRS client for X. APRS is the Automatic Position Reporting System, a system where objects report their position (usually obtained from GPS) on the air; Xastir displays this information graphically.
There are three methods to install xastir-data
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 xastir-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 xastir-data
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xastir-data
Install xastir-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xastir-data
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xastir-data
Install xastir-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 xastir-data
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xastir-data
How To Uninstall xastir-data on Debian 10
To uninstall only the xastir-data
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xastir-data
Uninstall xastir-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xastir-data
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xastir-data
Remove xastir-data Configurations and Data
To remove xastir-data
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xastir-data
Remove xastir-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xastir-data
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xastir-data
Dependencies
xastir-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xastir-data
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.