[pskmail] Re: Installation of PSKmail Client on Ubuntu 11.10 -instruction
- From: John Douyere <vk2eta@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:42:44 +1100
Great instruction list Robert. That saves so much time to newcomers.
Maybe it could be included in the wiki.
All the best,
73, John
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Robert Krasowski <rkrasowski@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Here is an instruction how I made my laptop to fully operational PSKmail
> station with Navigation software.
>
> Laptop : Dell D531 - $260 from Dell - AMD Turion X2, 2Gb RAM, 120 Gb HD
>
> 1/ Download Ubuntu 11.10 - Desktop-i386.iso, burn iso
> 2/ Install it on the machine
> 3/ I had to use Ubuntu 2D at start up, nothing else worked - there is
> some problem with the driver for graphic card for this particular laptop.
> 4/ Install Gnome-shell ( Optional I did not like Destiny, so Gnome was my
> choice)
> 5/ Install Fldigi
> 6/ Add hamlib (info from Client manual)
> 7/ Install Java 7.0
> 8/ Uninstall Brltty (you will not be able to use USB ports with it)
> 9/ Set up Fldigi
> 10/ Download and install jPSKmail 1.4 beta7
> 11/ Download and replace javapskmail.jar beta 8 - do not forget to do "
> sudo chmod +x javapskmail.jar"
> 12/ Install gpsd (reads gps and make it available for all software -
> PSKmail and openCPN)
> 13/ Install xgps ( not needed but help full for troubleshooting gpsd)
> 14/ Install openCPN ( navigation software)
> 15/ Install JVX 2.6 ( software to receive weather fax)
> 16/ Install JNX 1.4 ( software to receive Navtex)
> 17/ Download zyGrib ( reads GRIB files - weather)
>
> 18/ I had some problem with gpsd that did not started the way it should
> so ended up creating some program in Perl that is executed at start up
> and does what is needed. So anybody who will have some problems with gpsd.
> please let me know.
>
> Here we go, working laptop with PSKmail, navigational software, weather
> fax and navtex.
> Works like a charm end all is free !!! not bad.
>
> I will add detailed description how to do all of that for people who are
> not too fluent with Linux OS .
>
> I hope it helps
>
> de Robert
> KB2PNM
>
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