Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install aprx
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is aprx
aprx is:
Aprx is an APRS specific Digipeater and iGate.
It supports multiple KISS-TNCs on serial ports and listening
to any kernel AX.25 network interfaces.
Additional features include a built-in “erlang-monitor†to analyze
activity level of radio channels.
This software requires a valid (and unique) ham radio callsign to
operate fully and is therefore useful mainly for licensed radio
amateurs.
There are three methods to install aprx
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 aprx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install aprx
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install aprx
Install aprx Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install aprx
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install aprx
Install aprx 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 aprx
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install aprx
How To Uninstall aprx on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the aprx
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove aprx
Uninstall aprx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall aprx
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove aprx
Remove aprx Configurations and Data
To remove aprx
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge aprx
Remove aprx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove aprx
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aprx
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install aprx
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.