WSJTX functions perfectly in a very minimal Ubuntu environment. I can install a 64 bit Command Line Ubuntu installation, and add just 7 packages to get a minimalist display manager going.
Ubuntu Command Line Base install plus: xorg twm alsa-base alsa-utils pulseaudio xfonts-100dpi libgfortran3:i386 I use wget to download the WSJTX .deb package, and the kvasd-installer. I use "dpkg -i" and "apt-get install -f" to install WSJT and kvasd, and all the required dependencies are pulled in. I do a little bit of configuring. Add myself to the "audio" and "dailout" groups. Edit my /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf file to force my USB sound card to use slot 0. I edit my .xinitrc file to open 3 xterm's in twm. One terminal to start WSJTX, another terminal to run ntpdate to adjust the RTC, and another terminal to run alsamixer. When I start WSJTX in a terminal, no errors are reported. WSJTX works perfectly in this environment. You would be wrong to think that the GUI would look plain in such a minimalist display manager environment. The fonts are sharp, and WSJTX looks and functions great! The WSJTX .deb package, and the kvasd-installer package function perfectly in Linux, but from my layman's perspective, I find it very impressive that WSJTX/kvasd-installer installs and functions so well in such a minimalist Ubuntu setup. I did this minimal installation exercise to test and keep up my Linux configuration skills, and and for the fun in doing so, but it did give me a great sense of satisfaction to see the whole process work out so well, and for that I tip my hat, and say "Thank You" to all the developers who have created such a excellent piece of software under the leadership of Dr. Taylor K1JT. I hope this feedback about how well the WSJTX .deb package installs and functions, and that with the creation of the kvasd-installer, that a time- line will be developed to push the WSJTX package upstream in the the official Debian/Ubuntu repositories, because I have always felt that our hobby has been given a "honor" to have distinct, and separate "Ham Radio" listing in the Official repositories of the main stream Linux Distributions. 73, John, N1ISA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
