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

Sid Boyce wrote:
> Steinar Wenaas wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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.
Just to let you know that grig is in the Debian repository. The problems 
with fldigi were fixed. Haven't tested hamlog.

The openSUSE build service provides package for more than just openSUSE. 
I havent' had time to see how many ham radion packages are avialable for 
other Linux distros. In additon, the one-click install automatically 
adds the hamradio repository to your repository list.

Bill Anderson
WW7BA