This is why for this article, another technique was employed namely, shamelessly exploiting aptitude command-line arguments. However, searching the vast Synaptic package database may become rapidly overwhelming at times.
One way to find and install ham radio packages on Debian-derived distros is by using the Synaptic graphical package manager (see Figure 1). Arch Linux may also have whole bunch of ham related software in the Arch User Repository (AUR). The largest collection of ham radio packages is offered by OpenSuse and Debian-derived distributions like Xubuntu LTS and Linux Mint, to name but a few. No longer does one need to wander the back corners of the internet to find new or updated software, exposing oneself to the risk of catching a computer virus.Ī number of GNU/Linux distributions offer freely installable ham-related packages under the “Amateur Radio” section of their main repository. Package management systems offer many benefits in the form of security (you know what you are getting from whom) and ease-of-use (packages are upgraded automatically). Such package repositories come by default with the GNU/Linux distribution of your choice. Most of the software for GNU/Linux is available through package repositories.
Radios are interfaced with computers to aid with contact logging, propagation prediction, station spotting, antenna steering, signal (de)modulation and filtering.įor many years, amateur radio software has been a bastion of Windows™ applications developed by However, with the advent of the Rasperry Pi, amateur radio hobbyists are slowly but surely discovering GNU/Linux. Amateur Radio Software Distributed with (X)Ubuntu LTS Serge Stroobandt, ON4AA Copyright 2014–2018, licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SAĪmateur radio (also called “ham radio”), is a technical hobby Many ham radio stations are highly integrated with computers.
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