Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
Which bands are these people using? KD5UGY
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Donald, KD5UGY
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Re: binary vs flatpak?
Thank you for the response Dave - you're right, KiCAD is one of the FlatPak programs I installed.? I notice the "Software Manager" in Mint 21.x gives a choice of flatpak version 8.0.3 at 7.1 GB or
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sailingto, K9FV
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
Also, just in case there are people that don't know, I'm a Fedora packager and maintain most of the ham radio related applications including FLxxx suite and WSJT-X. I try to keep everything up to date
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Richard Shaw, KF5OIM
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Re: binary vs flatpak?
I find that when you are installing an app from the Software Manager you often find two versions of the app you want to install. The Native binary package and the flatpak. I have found in many (most)
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Danny K5CG
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
Like several in this thread, I have long since given up on Microsoft. I divorced myself from Windoz almost 17 years ago and I do not regret a minute of it. No more viruses....don't need an antivirus
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ken, AD5XJ
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
I have heard some good things about Arch, too. But I'm happy with Tumbleweed and it's been extremely stable. And I totally get the advantages that those of us have with rolling release distros. I do
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k9ao@...
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
For those apps, I would use a windows emulator. I rid my home use of windows, decades ago. I still have to put up with it at work. Robert KG4KGL
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Robert S Jenkins, KG4KGL <Qrp@...>
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
P.S... AND there are PLENTY of ham radio programs available as part of the "packages available" in Manjaro, Archinux, Red Hat, and MANY other distributions that are not related to Debian and
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Bob Finch, W9YA
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
Well, after using various version of Linux (or similar Unix? based OS's), I think you would be best served with Mint, at least as a place to start with Linux. Personally I have only run it
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Al - KD2PNR
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
Robert is right...Manjaro and Archinux are examples where the ham radio stuff is kept as up to date as the software's author allows for. David sorry, I don't speak up here much, but today is an
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Bob Finch, W9YA
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Re: flrig 2.0.05.66 development test version posted
I will look at those and test with my 7300.? Probably not until leter this evening.? I am having a full round of cardiac testing today; 10 AM to 4 PM. She isn't expecting anything unusual, by my
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Dave, W1HKJ
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Re: binary vs flatpak?
LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) V5 (due for upgrade here VERY soon!) DOES automatically find and install "Flatpak" applications (such as KiCad and others) just fine, along with the usual Binary
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Dave, G?WBX
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Re: binary vs flatpak?
I agree with Jason's list here though I think he missed one of the newer ones... (Docker) containers! Each of these systems have their pros/cons but I can whole heartedly agree that Snaps are annoying
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David Ranch, KI6ZHD
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Re: binary vs flatpak?
These are people that are beyond needing a mentor. :D Robert KG4KGL
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Robert S Jenkins, KG4KGL <Qrp@...>
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
That is why I have Apple OS, with its BSD underpinning. As long as it is not Windows! Robert KG4KGL
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Robert S Jenkins, KG4KGL <Qrp@...>
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Re: flrig 2.0.05.66 development test version posted
Dave, Using the 7300: Well, now I can't duplicate the pause I was seeing before with .66. The new .67 seems to work normally with the dropdown panel opening or closing. The NB "on" label is still slow
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Cliff, AE5ZA <ae5zaham@...>
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
<linuxham-fld@...> wrote: To echo David's statements here, it really all comes down to who is actually maintaining the software. For Fedora, I maintain most of the ham radio related
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Richard Shaw, KF5OIM
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Re: binary vs flatpak?
If that is actually necessary then they are running the wrong distro(s). If it isn't necessary then they need a better mentor :) so they can stick to one distro and really understand it well. (Or
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k9ao@...
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
The same is true for Opensuse Tumbleweed, but unlike the need for using 3rd party web sites, officially sponsored package managers make all of these same applications available via the officially
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k9ao@...
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
This might be true of some rare distro(s), but not true for most major distros. Robert KG4KGL
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Robert S Jenkins, KG4KGL <Qrp@...>
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