[Elecraft] KX3 Utility Linux version

[Dave B]

Don't let a few idiots put you off Linux.

Look into the linuxham at groups.io mailing list (the home of Fldigi etc)
Lots of GOOD help on there, by many who remember our initial frustration
with it all.  (Some Elecraft users there too.)

As to one OS vs another.  Linux is different, that is all.

Do any of you remember when you first started using Windows or Mac*?
I'll bet that was just as frustrating and confusing then, as if you
expect to "just jump in, and survive" with Linux (or BSD, or MacOS)
these days.

(* Has to be said, that back in the Steve Jobs days, the UI was truly a
work of art, you didn't need instructions.  Since his sad demise, it's
all gone a bit Pete Tong.)

As others have said, it is possible to have a PC that will boot it's
original OS (Windows or Mac) or one or more versions of Linux (or any
other OS) so you can choose at boot time what you want.

Yes, there are several well known Ham Radio programs that have no
"Direct equivalent" Linux version, but there is other equaly good
software native to Linux that will do the same job.  Mostly.

There are also some that have no equivalent, or even anything close
(sadly.)   Some of them will run under WINE, some wont.

But, unless you use them all the time every day, you won't need them
most of the time.  (Thinking here of Motorola DMR programming software
as an example.)  In such cases, just boot into Windows, get that job
done, then if needed reboot back into Linux (or whatever) and carry on.

If you want to just get your toes wet, without risk of corrupting or
bricking your main PC, get another, or even a Raspberry Pi, to
experiment on.  The Pi's are good, as the whole OS etc fits on one SD
card.  If you mess it up, it's trivial to wipe and start over.

The latest Pi's are really good and powerful machines too, much more
than you'd expect from something of it's size, and at the price, can't
be beat.

Dont give up.  Keep moving.  Explore the pre-built packages first,
before trying to learn how to compile stuf from source.

But when ready, get onto the Fldigi wiki, and follow the build
instructions there, to build and install the latest Fldigi etc.
http://www.w1hkj.com/doku/doku.php?id=start

If needed, ask on linuxham.io for assistance, and it will be given.

73.

	Dave G0WBX.

(KX3, TS870s, FT736r, Mostly Linux these days, but still use Windows at
work.)


On 12/06/18 15:11, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Utility Linux version
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> Re:?? "if you don't understand the language, go away".
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> THANK YOU, DON!!!
> 
> I agree with your entire post.? I have actually asked for help in forums, and the responders have made typos what they tell me to type, and then they brow beat me because they made a mistake.? One of them actually said, "You should have known what I meant to type!"? YIKES!? Not exactly a friendly community.
> 
> Every time I think about switching to Linux, it doesn't take me long to reconsider.? Way too many hours are spent trying to make things work.? It just isn't worth the trouble.
> 
> Mark
> KE6BB
> 
> null

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