How To Install dsdcc on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dsdcc on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is dsdcc
dsdcc is:
DSDcc is a digital speech decoder. Supported formats:
- DMR/MOTOTRBO: ETSI two slot TDMA standard. MOTOTRBO is a popular implementation of this standard.
- D-Star: developed and promoted by Icom for Amateur Radio customers.
- dPMR: ETSI narrowband FDMA standard. This is somehow similar to NXDN 2400 Baud rate mode.
- Yaesu System Fusion (abbreviated YSF): developed and promoted by Yaesu for Amateur Radio customers partly inspired by gr-ysf. Voice full rate with SerialDV is not supported.
This package contains dsdccx, the command line interface.
There are three methods to install dsdcc on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dsdcc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dsdcc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dsdcc
Install dsdcc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dsdcc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dsdcc
Install dsdcc 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 dsdcc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dsdcc
How To Uninstall dsdcc on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the dsdcc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dsdcc
Uninstall dsdcc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dsdcc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dsdcc
Remove dsdcc Configurations and Data
To remove dsdcc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dsdcc
Remove dsdcc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dsdcc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dsdcc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dsdcc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
