[Xastir] XASTIR install?????

[Bob Nielsen]

The 1.1.0-i386-1.tgz looks like it is a precompiled version.  That may
or may not work.  I would suggest you get one of the later snapshots of
1.1.3.  Put it in your home directory and type:

tar xvzf <filename>.tar.gz

This is equivalent to using gzip -d and then tar xvf.  gzipped files
are not the same as zipped files.  There are several incompatible
compression methods used in Linux.

Then you cd and do the configure step.  As I mentioned, take a look at
README.1ST, which will be in the xastir directory.

Bob

On Sun, Oct 27, 2002 at 01:20:04AM -0600, patrick friend wrote:
> Bob,
>     Guess I shoulda mentioned that. I downloaded both the 1.1.0-i386-1.tgz
> and the 1.1.0.tar.gz files from Source Forge...tried the tar -x command and
> unzip commands without luck...still think I am missing something simple that
> everybody assumes everybody else knows...so which one do I use and which
> command will unpack the thing...I assume from there I do a "cd" to that
> directory and then a "./configure" to set it up, correct?
>     I've done DOS, years ago - started out with a c64 in 1984, then an
> Amstrad 8086 late in 86, then eventually moved to win 3.1, 95, 98, and now
> XPpro...but the Linux commands are of course all different...so this is all
> new to me. Even the books seem to concentrate on graphical use with Gnome or
> KMD and using the RPM packages, kinda glossing over the command-line
> interface. So it seems it's the unpacking/extracting thing that's giving me
> fits...and ok, I'll bite on the other thing as well: what's a "CVS"? Yeah, I
> know, probably stupid questions, but I gotta start somewhere. <grin>
> thanks again...patrick.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Nielsen" <nielsen at oz.net>
> To: "patrick friend" <k7ett at arrl.net>
> Cc: <xastir at krypton.hscs.virginia.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 12:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Xastir] XASTIR install?????
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > You didn't mention what file it was that you downloaded.  Is it the
> > tarball from http://xastir.sourceforge.net or something different.
> > RPM will only work with a .rpm package.  Possibly Red Hat or someone
> > else packages Xastir, but the package may not be up-to-date (Xastir
> > changes quite frequently, CVS will help you keep updated).
> >
> > If you have the .tar.gz archive, uncompress/unarchive it and read the
> > README.1ST file.  This will answer nearly all of your questions
> > relative to installing Xastir and maps.  With a high speed connection,
> > such as with a cable modem, you don't even need to install any maps, as
> > Xastir can be configured to download tiger maps from the internet.
> >
> > 73,
> > Bob Nielsen, N7XY
> >
> >
> 

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Bob Nielsen, N7XY                          n7xy at n7xy.net
Bainbridge Island, WA  
IOTA NA-065, USI WA-028S