How To Install wwl 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 wwl on Ubuntu.
What is wwl
wwl is:
Given two Maidenhead locators, wwl calculates distance (qrb) and azimuth.
There are three methods to install wwl 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 wwl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install wwl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wwl
Install wwl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wwl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wwl
Install wwl 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 wwl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wwl
How To Uninstall wwl on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the wwl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wwl
Uninstall wwl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wwl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove wwl
Remove wwl Configurations and Data
To remove wwl configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wwl
Remove wwl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wwl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wwl
Dependencies
wwl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wwl package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.