Perhaps I missed it, but I am thinking we would rather have a simple GUI with easier commands? I for one have no clue for programming but use Ubuntu and shorter versions of Linux which don't require the programming language which leaves me in a lurch. There is so much to know, so little time. Let the devotees do the GUI for the mere mortals to use. I use Puppy off a USB stick and it is so simple... just like me. NOT. :=#
73, Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 1:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04 Nothing cryptic about it. "sudo" allows users temporary "admin" or root user privi's to the system to run commands or install software. When any user invokes sudo they will be required to authenticate with user name and password. "chmod" is a *nix<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_shell> command that lets a user tell the system how much (or little) access it should permit to a file or program.^<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chmod#cite_note-0> It changes the file system modes of files and directories. The modes include permissions. The 666 is octal notation for granting users, groups, and "others" read, write, and execute permissions to the USB filesystem. "install apt-get" is a command used in all Debian based Linux distro's to install software *and all known dependencies*. The program automatically downloads and installs software from the Debian/Ubuntu repositories along with dependencies and installs it. In this case it installed the program cURL. On 07/07/2012 11:56 AM, Brian Alsop wrote: > I hope all versions of Ubuntu come with a super decoder ring so that > mortals can make sense of these obviously encrypted commands. > > 73 de Brian/K3KO > -- R. Kevin Stover AC0H ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
