Satellite programs in Linux?
I have been reading about SatPC, which seems like a fine piece of software, but it runs on Windows, a serious flaw IMO. Are there any versions of SatPC for Linux? If not, are there any other software packages similar to SatPC for Linux?
Thanks in advance from an old keypounder dragging himself into the 21st century,
Larry W8ANT
Check out "Gpredict".
Uses the Predict engine, has a nice GUI, and offers rig and rotor control using the hamlib libraries.
73, Jim KQ6EA
On 05/07/2016 08:48 PM, Larry via AMSAT-BB wrote:
I have been reading about SatPC, which seems like a fine piece of software, but it runs on Windows, a serious flaw IMO. Are there any versions of SatPC for Linux? If not, are there any other software packages similar to SatPC for Linux?
Thanks in advance from an old keypounder dragging himself into the 21st century,
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On 5/7/16, Jim Jerzycke kq6ea@verizon.net wrote:
Check out "Gpredict".
Uses the Predict engine, has a nice GUI, and offers rig and rotor control using the hamlib libraries.
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In order for Gpredict to control the radio, hamlib has to be installed separately.
Depending on which Linux distribution one uses, both can be installed directly from the repository, though it might take a bit of hunting to find which directory they're in.
Both Gpredict and hamlib can be installed manually, but the system might complain about missing libraries. There's a good chance that those are in the distribution's repository as well.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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