js8call command not found

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

js8call: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: js8call: command not found

Solutions to js8call: command not found

How To Fix js8call: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu js8call is provided by js8call package.

js8call is:

JS8Call is using the JS8 Digital Mode for providing weak signal keyboard to keyboard messaging to Amateur Radio Operators.

JS8Call is an experiment to test the feasibility of a digital mode with the robustness of FT8, combined with a messaging and network protocol layer for weak signal communication on HF, using a keyboard messaging style interface. It is not designed for any specific purpose other than connecting amateur radio operators who are operating under weak signal conditions. JS8Call is heavily inspired by WSJT-X, Fldigi, and FSQCall and would not exist without the hard work and dedication of the many developers in the amateur radio community.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install js8call

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install js8call.

sudo apt -y install js8call

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install js8call

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix js8call command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.