[Ham-Linux] Ubuntu and Me

Thu Jul 19 21:29:15 EDT 2007

Dave,

    Synaptic is installed by default on all Ubuntu versions, and you
can access it by going to your "System" menu on the top bar of your
screen, going down to "Administration", and then from the resulting
menu that shows up, selecting "Synaptic Package Manager."  Enter
your password when prompted, and then Synaptic should appear ready
for you to explore the various packages out there for you.  

    I highly suggest you check out the Ubuntu Wiki/Help site which has 
great tutorials for just about everything you could want to do.

Synaptic is covered here for your version:

https://help.ubuntu.com/7.04/add-applications/C/advanced.html#synaptic

    Also, as a side note, I saw that you were wanting to install
and use FLDigi.  The binary (pre-compiled) files work just fine
on Ubuntu.  No need to go through the compilation process.  Just
download the appropriate archive (32 bit for 32 bit processors,
64 bit for 64 bit processors.... hamlib support if you want
fldigi to be able to control your rig and you have the right cables
hooked up and hamlib installed... or with out hamlib for those of us
still able to figure out which nobs to turn on our own).

Hope that helps,
Jeramy / W5XTL

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:14:26 -0400
Dave 'Doc' Corio <dcorio at zitomedia.net> wrote:

>     Roger, I did this command, but I suspect there must be something 
> else I need to do to get the Synaptic. I got no error messages doing
> it, so I assume it was correct, but then how do I access this new
> area? Remember, you're talking to a complete novice at this - you can
> bet if it's real simple, I've missed it!
> 
> Tnx es 73
> Dave
> KB3MOW
> 
> 
> Roger Rehr wrote:
> > You *may* have a limited list of repositories, but there ARE many 
> > programs for which there is not a "packaged" version that magically 
> > installs and where you need to compile the program.
> >
> > Synaptic is the easiest way to go for downloading and updating 
> > programs with Ubuntu.  If you don't have it, do:
> >
> > [sudo] apt-get install synaptic
> >
> > and then give it a whirl.
> >
> > Here is the list of repositories I have listed in 
> > /etc/apt/sources.list, just as an example to compare with your
> > own. Some of the long lines may get mangled [turned into 2 lines]
> > by the email software between us:
> >
> > # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to
> > # upgrade to newer versions of the distribution.
> >
> > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted
> > universe deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main
> > restricted
> >
> > ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
> > ## distribution.
> > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates main 
> > restricted universe
> > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates main 
> > restricted
> >
> > ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by
> > ## the 
> > Ubuntu
> > ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy
> > ## yourself 
> > as to
> > ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software
> > ## in universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the
> > ## Ubuntu 
> > security
> > ## team.
> >
> > ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by
> > ## the 
> > Ubuntu
> > ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy
> > ## yourself 
> > as to
> > ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software
> > ## in multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the
> > ## Ubuntu security team.
> >
> > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty multiverse
> > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty multiverse
> >
> > ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the
> > ## 'backports' repository.
> > ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
> > ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it 
> > includes
> > ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful
> > ## features. Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT
> > ## receive any 
> > review
> > ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
> > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-backports main 
> > restricted multiverse universe
> > deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-backports main 
> > restricted multiverse
> >
> > deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main
> > restricted multiverse universe
> > deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main 
> > restricted multiverse
> >
> > #AUTOMATIX REPOS START
> >
> > ## uPure64 Repository
> > deb http://janvitus.interfree.it/ubuntu/ feisty-upure64 main-amd64
> > deb-src http://janvitus.interfree.it/ubuntu/ feisty-upure64
> > main-amd64
> >
> > ## uPure64 Repository (Experimental)
> > deb http://janvitus.interfree.it/ubuntu/ feisty-upure64 
> > experimental-amd64
> > deb-src http://janvitus.interfree.it/ubuntu/ feisty-upure64 
> > experimental-amd64
> >
> > deb http://www.getautomatix.com/apt feisty main
> >
> > deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu feisty-commercial main
> >
> > deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-backports main
> > restricted multiverse
> >
> > deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-updates multiverse
> >
> > deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main
> > restricted multiverse
> > #AUTOMATIX REPOS END
> >
> > deb http://www.nitehawk.com/w3sz/debs etch main non-free contrib
> >
> > deb http://www.texware.it/ubuntu feisty/
> > deb-src http://www.texware.it/ubuntu feisty/
> >
> > deb http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org feisty main
> >
> > deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-proposed restricted
> > main multiverse universe
> >
> > deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy
> >
> > deb-src http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb feisty eyecandy
> >
> > # deb http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org edgy main
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > W3SZ
> > Roger Rehr
> > http://www.nitehawk.com/w3sz
> >
> >
> > Quoting Dave 'Doc' Corio <dcorio at zitomedia.net>:
> >
> >> (this was inadvertently sent as a private email. Posted here to 
> >> "catch up!)
> >>
> >> This is becoming much more complex than I anticipated. I just took
> >> a look at what would be involved to run FLDigi, and it's scary!
> >> Seems I need a compiler, two programs that must be compiled a
> >> specific way before I can even begin to download and run FLDigi!
> >> Yikes! I knew LINUX wasn't PnP, but looks like I have to learn a
> >> totally different way of doing things, and much more complex at
> >> that. I have a few questions for starters.....
> >>
> >>    1. The programs that I can access through the "add/remove"
> >> utility in Ubuntu all seem to be PnP. I just download them, and
> >> they "magically" become programs. The list of programs, however,
> >> is limited. Is there any way to change the "server" that these
> >> programs are coming from, or is that the only one available?
> >>
> >>    2. Am I missing an easier method of finding and loading
> >> programs? I found FLDigi, FLTK and Hamlib(the 2 pgms I need to run
> >> FLDigi), but the installation instructions may as well be in Greek
> >> as far as I can tell. Is this the norm?
> >>
> >>    I'll start with those two questions and see what they generate
> >> before I start getting in too deep hi hi!
> >>
> >> tnx es 73
> >> Dave
> >> KB3MOW
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> >
> >
> > Roger Rehr
> > W3SZ
> > http://www.nitehawk.com/w3sz
> >
> >
> >
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