[pskmail] Re: Installation of PSKmail Client on Ubuntu 11.10 -instruction
- From: "Robert J. Krasowski" <rkrasowski@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:03:08 -0500
Let me add some more detail info later and we can add it there. This is a
result of few days of work. It was fun, sometimes frustrating but thank to you
guys here I was able to do it.
Robert
KB2PNM
Sent from my iPad
On Nov 21, 2011, at 10:42 PM, John Douyere <vk2eta@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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