How To Install pyqso 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 pyqso on Ubuntu.
What is pyqso
pyqso is:
PyQSO is a logging tool for amateur radio operators. It provides a simple graphical interface through which users can manage information about the contacts/QSOs they make with other operators on the air. All information is stored in a light-weight SQL database. Other key features include:
- Customisable interface (e.g. only show callsign and frequency information).
- Import and export logs in ADIF format.
- Perform callsign lookups and auto-fill data fields using the qrz.com database.
- Sort the logs by individual fields.
- Print a hard-copy of logs, or print to PDF.
- Connect to Telnet-based DX clusters.
- Progress tracker for the DXCC award.
- Grey line plotter.
- Filter out QSOs based on the callsign field (e.g. only display contacts with callsigns beginning with “M6”).
- Remove duplicate QSOs.
- Basic support for the Hamlib library.
There are three methods to install pyqso 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 pyqso Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pyqso using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pyqso
Install pyqso Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pyqso using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pyqso
Install pyqso 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 pyqso using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pyqso
How To Uninstall pyqso on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pyqso package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pyqso
Uninstall pyqso And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pyqso and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyqso
Remove pyqso Configurations and Data
To remove pyqso configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pyqso
Remove pyqso configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pyqso configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyqso
Dependencies
pyqso have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyqso package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.