How To Install fldigi on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fldigi on Ubuntu.

What is `fldigi`

fldigi is:

Fldigi is a modem program which supports most of the digital modes used by hamradio operators today. You can also use the program for calibrating your sound card to WWV or doing a frequency measurement test. The program also comes with a CW decoder. Fldigi is written with the help of the Fast Light Toolkit X GUI.

There are three methods to install fldigi on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fldigi Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fldigi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fldigi

Install fldigi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fldigi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fldigi

Install fldigi 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 fldigi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fldigi

How To Uninstall fldigi on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the fldigi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fldigi

Uninstall fldigi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fldigi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fldigi

Remove fldigi Configurations and Data

To remove fldigi configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fldigi

Remove fldigi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fldigi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fldigi

Dependencies

fldigi have the following dependencies:

References

fldigi website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fldigi package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.