[Xastir] [aprssig] xastir install!!! wowsa! (fwd)

[Curt Mills]

As promised.  Message from Wes about MEPIS.  Useful info!

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:20:06 -0400
From: Wes Johnston <wes at johnston.net>
Reply-To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
To: aprssig at lists.tapr.org
Subject: [aprssig] xastir install!!! wowsa!

1)downloaded mepis "live cd" version of linux.  I burned the image on a CD.
Took about 1 hour on my cable modem.  It can be downloaded at several
mirrors... here is one:
ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/mepis/released/SimplyMEPIS-2004.02
.iso

2)booted the "live cd" on a 500mhz PC which happens to run on 12v thanks to a
clever ATX power supply.  3 minutes to boot.

3)clicked on the "install to hdd" icon and followed the wizard.  Took 35
minutes to install linux to the HDD.

4)booted from HDD into mepis linux.  Typed "apt-get update" and "apt-get
install xastir" in a terminal window.  Xastir 1.3.2 was loaded along with
GPSman and a bunch of other accessory libraries.  Took 3 minutes.

5)Ran xastir from command prompt and created an interface to
kc4pl.zapto.org:14580 and connected to him.  1 minute.

So, from start to finish I downloaded the linux operating system, burned a CD,
installed the O/S, and installed xastir in 1hour and 42 minutes.

If I already had the mepis CD, I could have done it in 42 minutes

If I already had mepis (or other debian variant of linux) running, I could
have had xastir running in 4 minutes.

Wes



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