How To Install soundmodem 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 soundmodem on Ubuntu.

What is `soundmodem`

soundmodem is:

This package contains the driver and diagnostic utility for the userspace SoundModem suite by Thomas Sailer.

This package allows you to use any soundcard supported by the kernel as an Amateur Packet Radio modem.

There are three methods to install soundmodem 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 soundmodem Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install soundmodem

Install soundmodem Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install soundmodem

Install soundmodem 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 soundmodem using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install soundmodem

How To Uninstall soundmodem on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove soundmodem

Uninstall soundmodem And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove soundmodem

Remove soundmodem Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge soundmodem

Remove soundmodem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soundmodem

Dependencies

soundmodem have the following dependencies:

References

soundmodem website

Summary

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