[Elecraft] KXUSB with Linux

[Jon Kåre Hellan]

On 06. nov. 2014 21:42, Darren Long wrote:
> Unfortunately the ia32-libs package is not available in Ubuntu 14.04 on arch
> x86_64.

It is now called libc6-i386. So the command to install it is

sudo apt-get install libc6-i386

Jon LA4RT


>
> This is a bit of a problem for me with my desktop linux computer.  I can still
> use an older version of Ubuntu x86_64 on my laptop with kx3util but that version
> of Ubuntu is unsupported now and will have to be updated to something more
> modern very soon.
>
> When will a 64-bit release be provided for kx3util? It really is needed now.
>
> There's not much point releasing firmware upgrades for radios if you don't
> update the tools to run with modern OS releases and 32-bit is so 20th century :P
>
> Cheers,
>
> Darren, G0HWW
>
> On 06/11/14 20:23, David Shoaf wrote:
>> Hi Lyn,
>>
>> Nate is on the right track.
>>
>> Here is a list of the required Linux libraries and facilities that must be
>> present and enabled for Elecraft Utilities to operate successfully on that
>> platform.
>>
>> 1) 32 bit vs 64 bit Distributions
>>
>> The Elecraft Utilities for Linux are 32-bit and will not run on 64-bit
>> distros. There are 32-bit compatibility libraries are available that will
>> allow 32-bit apps to run. To install the 32-bit compatibility libraries from
>> a terminal:
>>
>> sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
>>
>> 2) FTP must be installed on your Linux
>>
>> You will have to install cURL if it is not pre-installed. Most distros have
>> it pre-installed, but not all. It is easy to install from a terminal:
>>
>> sudo apt-get install curl
>>
>> 3) Ensure our DialOut groups are set up properly
>>
>> Most users, other than root and members of the dialout group, do not have
>> read/write permissions on the serial port device files. The Utilities cannot
>> access the serial ports if the user does not have r/w permissions. An easy
>> way to set the permissions is to add the user to the dialout group:
>>
>> sudo adduser << your username>> dialout
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> David
>>
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