[Fwd: Re: [opensuse-ham] ham radio,repository?]
Great, but do anyone know if the same SW can run on the more popular Ubuntu distro? In my pshere nearly everyone is using Ubuntu as Ubuntu is now the most popular Linux distro around the globe. I think development should be on the most used distro to gain momentum. - LA7XQ Steinar Erik Jakobsen wrote:
Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
Can someone please point me to the location of the ham radio repository? Am currently using 10.2 and am hoping for 11.0 soon.
73 de ZR1HPC Hylton
Yupp it's here:
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/hamradio/openSUSE_11.0
73 de Erik OZ4KK
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Steinar Wenaas wrote:
Great, but do anyone know if the same SW can run on the more popular Ubuntu distro? In my pshere nearly everyone is using Ubuntu as Ubuntu is now the most popular Linux distro around the globe. I think development should be on the most used distro to gain momentum.
- LA7XQ Steinar
Erik Jakobsen wrote:
Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
Hi,
Can someone please point me to the location of the ham radio repository? Am currently using 10.2 and am hoping for 11.0 soon.
73 de ZR1HPC Hylton
Yupp it's here:
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/hamradio/openSUSE_11.0
73 de Erik OZ4KK
Although there may be a few exceptions, the software is also available from the Debian repository. In fact, all Debian derivatives have Ham Radio as a separate software category, by default. I have one laptop configured with Linux Mint, a derivate of Ubuntu, and use it as a test bed for Debian ham software. Bill Anderson WW7BA -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ham+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ham+help@opensuse.org
Steinar Wenaas wrote:
Great, but do anyone know if the same SW can run on the more popular Ubuntu distro? In my pshere nearly everyone is using Ubuntu as Ubuntu is now the most popular Linux distro around the globe. I think development should be on the most used distro to gain momentum.
- LA7XQ Steinar
You should ask the Ubuntu guys to do the builds or include them in the distro. You surely don't expect openSUSE guys to switch to building for Ubuntu. openSUSE and other distros exist for a reason and they do the job just as well, that's why I have total PC novices running openSUSE and happily doing serious stuff including managing their own updates. You could use alien to convert the .rpm files to .deb and install the .deb files. I haven't tried doing so yet, if you come across dependencies not met, try installing the dependent Ubuntu packages. I'd advise against installing the openSUSE dependencies where the same package is in Ubuntu in case it breaks something. If I get a chance this week I will have a going installing them on Kubuntu and see how it goes. Just thought, many/most of the Ubuntu hamradio progs are/were available via apt-get, at least for 6.10. Just tried "apt-get install grig" on my 7.10 laptop, some dependencies not met, tried hamlog and fldigi - couldn't be found, perhaps repository problem. Later will try on 8.04 under VirtualBox. 73 de Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ham+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ham+help@opensuse.org
Sid Boyce wrote:
Steinar Wenaas wrote:
Great, but do anyone know if the same SW can run on the more popular Ubuntu distro? In my pshere nearly everyone is using Ubuntu as Ubuntu is now the most popular Linux distro around the globe. I think development should be on the most used distro to gain momentum.
- LA7XQ Steinar
You should ask the Ubuntu guys to do the builds or include them in the distro. You surely don't expect openSUSE guys to switch to building for Ubuntu. openSUSE and other distros exist for a reason and they do the job just as well, that's why I have total PC novices running openSUSE and happily doing serious stuff including managing their own updates.
You could use alien to convert the .rpm files to .deb and install the .deb files. I haven't tried doing so yet, if you come across dependencies not met, try installing the dependent Ubuntu packages. I'd advise against installing the openSUSE dependencies where the same package is in Ubuntu in case it breaks something. If I get a chance this week I will have a going installing them on Kubuntu and see how it goes. Just thought, many/most of the Ubuntu hamradio progs are/were available via apt-get, at least for 6.10. Just tried "apt-get install grig" on my 7.10 laptop, some dependencies not met, tried hamlog and fldigi - couldn't be found, perhaps repository problem. Later will try on 8.04 under VirtualBox. 73 de Sid. Just to let you know that grig is in the Debian repository. The problems with fldigi were fixed. Haven't tested hamlog.
The openSUSE build service provides package for more than just openSUSE. I havent' had time to see how many ham radion packages are avialable for other Linux distros. In additon, the one-click install automatically adds the hamradio repository to your repository list. Bill Anderson WW7BA -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ham+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-ham+help@opensuse.org
Bill Anderson wrote:
Sid Boyce wrote:
Steinar Wenaas wrote:
Great, but do anyone know if the same SW can run on the more popular Ubuntu distro? In my pshere nearly everyone is using Ubuntu as Ubuntu is now the most popular Linux distro around the globe. I think development should be on the most used distro to gain momentum.
- LA7XQ Steinar
You should ask the Ubuntu guys to do the builds or include them in the distro. You surely don't expect openSUSE guys to switch to building for Ubuntu. openSUSE and other distros exist for a reason and they do the job just as well, that's why I have total PC novices running openSUSE and happily doing serious stuff including managing their own updates.
You could use alien to convert the .rpm files to .deb and install the .deb files. I haven't tried doing so yet, if you come across dependencies not met, try installing the dependent Ubuntu packages. I'd advise against installing the openSUSE dependencies where the same package is in Ubuntu in case it breaks something. If I get a chance this week I will have a going installing them on Kubuntu and see how it goes. Just thought, many/most of the Ubuntu hamradio progs are/were available via apt-get, at least for 6.10. Just tried "apt-get install grig" on my 7.10 laptop, some dependencies not met, tried hamlog and fldigi - couldn't be found, perhaps repository problem. Later will try on 8.04 under VirtualBox. 73 de Sid. Just to let you know that grig is in the Debian repository. The problems with fldigi were fixed. Haven't tested hamlog.
Found the repository and added to /etc/apt/sources.list
The openSUSE build service provides package for more than just openSUSE. Remembered that just after I replied. Anyone can build packages for any distro provided they have a login ID for the Build Service.
I havent' had time to see how many ham radion packages are avialable for other Linux distros. In additon, the one-click install automatically adds the hamradio repository to your repository list.
Bill Anderson WW7BA
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On June 30, 2008 12:06:51 am Steinar Wenaas wrote:
Great, but do anyone know if the same SW can run on the more popular Ubuntu distro? In my pshere nearly everyone is using Ubuntu as Ubuntu is now the most popular Linux distro around the globe. I think development should be on the most used distro to gain momentum.
- LA7XQ Steinar
Personally, I'd be grateful that someone has a repository at all for amateur
radio software, and I wouldn't suggest asking for ubuntu only software on an
open-suse listserve.
I think it does say something about the willingness of the open-suse community
to support amateur radio software and a discussion listserve about it.
Perhaps the ubuntu hams are too busy, because they could have added a ham
radio repository and listserve years ago.
Rather than choose a specific distribution, though, it would reach the most
linux hams if new software came out in two variants - an rpm version that
could be used for opensuse, red hat, fedora, mandriva and other rpm distros
and debian which could be used for mint, (currently the #1 distro), ubuntu
and other debian based distros.
--
Bob Smits
On 30/12/11 05:48, Bob Smits wrote:
On June 30, 2008 12:06:51 am Steinar Wenaas wrote:
Great, but do anyone know if the same SW can run on the more popular Ubuntu distro? In my pshere nearly everyone is using Ubuntu as Ubuntu is now the most popular Linux distro around the globe. I think development should be on the most used distro to gain momentum.
- LA7XQ Steinar Personally, I'd be grateful that someone has a repository at all for amateur radio software, and I wouldn't suggest asking for ubuntu only software on an open-suse listserve.
I think it does say something about the willingness of the open-suse community to support amateur radio software and a discussion listserve about it.
Perhaps the ubuntu hams are too busy, because they could have added a ham radio repository and listserve years ago.
Rather than choose a specific distribution, though, it would reach the most linux hams if new software came out in two variants - an rpm version that could be used for opensuse, red hat, fedora, mandriva and other rpm distros and debian which could be used for mint, (currently the #1 distro), ubuntu and other debian based distros.
These are some for Ubuntu and there are many more like xmsc, schart, etc. I'm sure there are more in ppa repositories. # apt-cache search hamradio ax25-apps - AX.25 ham radio applications ax25-tools - tools for AX.25 interface configuration ax25-xtools - tools for AX.25 interface configuration -- X11-based ax25mail-utils - hamradio utilities for fbb cqrlog - Advanced logging program for hamradio operators fldigi - digital modem program for hamradio operators gcb - Utility to calculate long and short path to a location libax25 - ax25 library for hamradio applications qsstv - Qt-based slow-scan TV and fax tucnak2 - VHF/UHF/SHF Hamradio contest log version 2 xlog - GTK+ Logging program for Hamradio Operators xlog-data - data for xlog, a GTK+ Logging program for Hamradio Operators # apt-cache search hamlib cqrlog - Advanced logging program for hamradio operators gpredict - Satellite tracking program grig - graphical user interface to the Ham Radio Control Libraries libhamlib++-dev - Development library to control radio transceivers and receivers libhamlib-dev - Development library to control radio transceivers and receivers libhamlib-doc - Documentation for the hamlib radio control library libhamlib-utils - Utilities to support the hamlib radio control library libhamlib2 - Run-time library to control radio transceivers and receivers libhamlib2++c2 - Run-time library to control radio transceivers and receivers libhamlib2-perl - Run-time library to control radio transceivers and receivers libhamlib2-tcl - Run-time library to control radio transceivers and receivers python-libhamlib2 - Run-time library to control radio transceivers and receivers xdx - DX-cluster tcp/ip client for amateur radio xlog - GTK+ Logging program for Hamradio Operators http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/hamradio/openSUSE_Factory Fedora and debian have such repositories. Of course if you want to build your own apps there is no limit. I'm using ghpsdr3-alex on Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu ARM and openSUSE. It is a SDR program that supports RX/TX and also allows remote access to servers over LAN, the internet even with an iPhone or Android phone and currently supports Softrock, UHFSDR, HPSDR and Perseus SDR gear. It's being developed on Ubuntu and is available as a package in a ppa repository, builds on openSUSE - I make sure it does by informing the authors who make any necessary changes so it builds on any distro, Fedora, Mint, etc. and Windows binaries are also available. http://napan.ca/ghpsdr3/index.php/Main_Page If you have to build it for any particular distro, it's simplicity itself. I have built a .deb on openSUSE and deployed on Kubuntu. The latest distros are not far apart in what they supply. I am using x86_64 openSUSE 12.2 Milestone 0, Ubuntu 11.10, Kubuntu 11.10 and Ubuntu ARM 11.10 on a Beagleboard XM. If your ability is limited to using 3 fingers to operate a mouse but 2 fingers to type prove impossible, there's always help available. 73 ... Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot, Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Senior Staff Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ham+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ham+owner@opensuse.org
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