[Elecraft] Elecraft's linux utilities - somewhat OT, or maybe not

[Doug Person via Elecraft]

I wouldn't place XP users in the same category as linux users by any 
means.  People hang on to there old XP boxes because its what they've 
always used and they are not inclined to dable in different OS's.  Linux 
users, on the other hand, are more likely to try new things.  They had 
to go download linux and install it themselves. 32 bit has no future.  
Not even in Windows.  So sooner or later the right path is going to be 
64 bit versions.  I'm willing to bet that even right now, most linux 
users are on 64 bit versions.  I probably have 15 working computers.  I 
think only one is running 32 bit. Only because it's an older, small 
footprint, low power processor with only 2 gigs of memory.

At least from my perspective, running linux, os-x and 4 flavors of 
Windows, it really seems like time to migrate to 64 bit.

73, Doug -- K0DXV

On 5/27/2014 1:55 PM, David Patino wrote:
> I have ubuntu 14.04, 64bit, and the elecract kx3 utility working...
>
> Here's how I installed ia32-lib:
> |sudo -i
> cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d
> echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring main restricted 
> universe multiverse" >ia32-libs-raring.list
> apt-get update
> apt-get install ia32-libs|
> rm |ia32-libs-raring.list
> apt-get update
>
> Got this from:
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23182765/how-to-install-ia32-libs-in-ubuntu-14-04-lts 
>
>
>
> |
> On 5/27/2014 12:08 PM, Sam Morgan wrote:
>> I have mixed feelings about the recent trend to 'demand' Elecraft 
>> release their utility pgms for linux in 64 bit versions, in addition 
>> to the 32 bit versions they already release.
>>
>> Here are a couple of thoughts....
>>
>> In most of my readings on different radio related forums as well as 
>> email groups, IMO the trend for computers used by the majority of 
>> hams in their shacks are the of the older 32 bit models. I say that 
>> based in part on the hue and cry about having to retire their XP 
>> machines and how stressed they are that they will have actually go 
>> out and to buy a newer (64bit) computer to use beside their $3k to 
>> $5k rigs. <g>
>>
>> Instead of adding to the Elecraft software guys load by asking them 
>> to build tailor made releases, when IMO their time might be better 
>> spent working on the coding for the many firmware upgrades we have 
>> requested for each of their growing list of products.....
>>
>> Maybe some of the more knowledgeable *nix gurus on the list, could 
>> contribute a Distro specific howto write up for installation on their 
>> favorite operating systems (distros). Send it in and let Elecraft 
>> post the info on the pages in a paragraph right below the Linux 
>> utility links.
>>
>> ===
>> Something like K1JT has done for WSJT-X at the bottom of this page:
>> http://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx.html
>>
>> <quote>
>> Linux: Thanks to AC6SL and KA6MAL, packages for v1.1.1 r3520 on 
>> Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10 are available at 
>> https://launchpad.net/~jnogatch/+archive/wsjtx
>>
>>         Ubuntu Linux installation instructions:
>>
>> 1. If you have not obtained packages from this PPA (Personal Package 
>> Archive) before:
>>
>> $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jnogatch/wsjtx
>>
>>
>> 2. To obtain the latest version from this PPA:
>>
>> $ sudo apt-get update
>> $ sudo apt-get install wsjtx
>>
>> 3. You should also download kvasd and put it in the same directory as 
>> executable binaries wsjtx and jt9.  Normally (after running the 
>> script /usr/bin/wsjtx once) this directory will be $HOME/.wsjtx
>> </quote>
>> ===
>>
>> ===
>> Or how about creating a PPA (Personal Package Archive) (complete with 
>> a how2 use it) and sharing their work with the folks at Elecraft so 
>> they can add those links. Like John Nogatch did here:
>> https://launchpad.net/~jnogatch/+archive/wsjtx
>>
>> ===
>>
>> ===
>> Another good example of what I would like to see, would be the multi 
>> distro help links found for Fldigi contributed by other found at the 
>> bottom of this page: http://www.w1hkj.com/download.html
>>
>> where you will find links to:
>> <quote>
>> Puppy / NBEMS How-To-Install
>>
>> RPMS for Open SuSE: Maintained by DL8FCL
>>
>> COPR for Fedora Maintained by Richard Shaw
>>
>> Open SuSE Spec files:Spec File Site
>>
>> Centos Spec files: Index of Centos NBEMS redhat SPECS
>>
>> Debs for Ubuntu:
>>     https://launchpad.net/~kamalmostafa/+archive/fldigi
>>     How To Install from Kamal's PPA
>>
>> Past versions of software
>>     Berlios archives
>>
>> Wiki for fldigi etc.
>> </quote>
>> ===
>>
>>
>> <rant on>
>> When I started using linux in 1994 or so, folks didn't go around 
>> demanding others do stuff for them, instead they *ask* what they 
>> could do to learn how to do it for themselves. In response the more 
>> knowledgeable folks ask what they could do to help create how2's so 
>> others could learn to do it for themselves. Seems the current batch 
>> of linux users have shifted from the point of helping themselves and 
>> others, to where they now *demand* _others_ 'do it for us' because 
>> they 'owe it to us'.
>> </rant off>
>>
>>
>
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