How To Install owx on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install owx on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is owx
owx is:
Open Wouxun (OWX) is a portable, open-source, command-line utility designed to program Wouxun dual-banders under any modern UNIX operating system. It supports KG-UV2D, KG-UVD1P and possibly other radios that identify as KG669V (such as Navcomm TK-890, Midland TK-790, Albrecht DB-270, Dynascan DB-48 and other brands).
Utility has five functions. They are used to:
- check radio connection
- download binary data from radio
- upload binary data to radio
- export human-readable spreadsheet from binary data file
- import edited spreadsheet into existing binary data file
Binary data contains everything that can be changed in the radio - all settings, channels, current modes of operation etc.
There are three methods to install owx 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 owx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install owx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install owx
Install owx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install owx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install owx
Install owx 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 owx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install owx
How To Uninstall owx on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the owx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove owx
Uninstall owx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall owx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove owx
Remove owx Configurations and Data
To remove owx configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge owx
Remove owx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove owx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge owx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install owx package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
