How To Install flmsg 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 flmsg on Ubuntu.
What is flmsg
flmsg is:
Flmsg is a simple forms management editor for the amateur radio supported standard message formats, including ICS, HICS, MARS, IARU, Radiogram NTS, Red Cross, and plaintext. It’s data files are pure ASCII text that can be sent from point to point using the internet, amateur radio, or other electronic link.
There are three methods to install flmsg 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 flmsg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install flmsg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install flmsg
Install flmsg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install flmsg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install flmsg
Install flmsg 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 flmsg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install flmsg
How To Uninstall flmsg on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the flmsg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove flmsg
Uninstall flmsg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall flmsg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove flmsg
Remove flmsg Configurations and Data
To remove flmsg configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge flmsg
Remove flmsg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove flmsg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flmsg
Dependencies
flmsg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install flmsg package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.