You will want to install it, what ever you add will otherwise be lost as soon as you reboot. In order to get the ham radio software you have to enable repositories to get that stuff from. Universe and multiverse should be enabled, medibuntu is extra. Look under administration and start "software sources" (not sure abt that name as I use the swedish translation). Enable those repositories and have it refresh the lists. After that the ham radio section will be stuffed.
73 de Per, sm0rwo ________________________________ From: Marty W8AKS <w8ak...@gmail.com> To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, October 31, 2009 10:35:07 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I come! Okay, I've got 9.1 up and running off the Cd. Into the Synaptic Package Manager; but I can't find any of the ham programs (wsjt, fldigi, etc). Under the "ALL", scroll all the way down with no success. What am I doing wrong? Do I need to install 9.1 to the hd in order to retrieve the packages? Thanks and 73 Marty W8AKS ----- Original Message ----- >From: James > French >To: digitalradio@ yahoogroups. com >Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 18:29 > PM >Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Linux Here I > come! > > >I would recommend Ubuntu 9.04 to start with. > >It's what most of us > here locally are using. Ubuntu is a >variatnt of Debian which is the basis > for a couple of other >'flavors' of Linux. > >Ubuntu and Debian come > with WSJT, fldigi, and gMSFK as >supported software installs. You'll also > have other Amatuer >radio related software to pick and choose from in the > Synaptic >package manager ranging from Sat tracking to NEC > antenna >modeling software. All open source software...: ) You will > even >be able to upload to the ARRL Logbook Of The World > even. > >Another benefit is that if you want to run PSKmail, you will be > able >to. I have set it up, but not done much with it other than to > know >that it works. > >I would recommend that you find a local Linux > Users Group (LUG) >in your area to attend as that usually is the BEST source > of information >on any problems that you may encounter. Here's a link to a > few in that >might be close to you for help: >http://www.linux. org/groups/ usa/westvirginia .html >Just > do a search for Linux User Groups in your favorite search engine to >find > others. > >Hope this helps some. > >James W8ISS > >
