[Moon-net] WSJT on Linux

[G1OGY (Dave)]

G1OGY (Dave) wrote:
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> 
> To:   WSJT users
> From: Joe Taylor, K1JT
> 
> <snip>
> 
> If you run a Linux distribution that uses rpm-style
> packages, you should download and install the package
> http://lz1bb.bfra.org/wsjt/wsjt-5.9.6.r309-2.i586.rpm
> prepared by LZ1BB.  This package has been confirmed to work
> on Mandriva 2007, Fedora Core 5, and Suse 10.1. Harry has
> also made a convenient package of the WSJT source code,
> available at
> http://lz1bb.bfra.org/wsjt/wsjt-5.9.6.r309-2.src.rpm .
> 
> </snip>
> 
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> 
> The rpm distro is good news Joe.
> 
> I had the devil's own game installing from source.  Seems that one
> needs an `everything` ~and then some~ installation!
> It was taking too long, so I put it aside.
> I'll go with the rpm this weekend.  I hope Harry has got all his deps
> in a row ;) 
> 
> Running CentOS 4.4 (2.6 kernel) on a medium-range P4.
> I'll let you know...
> 
> Many thanks
> 
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> 
> Let's make a start...
> 
> http://www.g1ogy.com/projects/building-wsjt-on-linux.html
>
>

Updated:


Having received valuable assistance from the developer community I can now report success 
(with one item - outside the WSJT software package - remaining for completion)
Many thanks

http://www.g1ogy.com/projects/wsjt/building-wsjt-on-linux.html

-'OGY