Re: [Fwd: Re: ham radio,repository?]

Steinar Wenaas wrote:
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>
> 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.
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Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot
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