[Xastir] Better and/or Easier Way to Get Xastir on Windows

[Amateur Radio WB8NUT]

I will try and do that if I can get some time.  I have it running now 
that way and set it up this morning. The longest time involved was just 
downloading the torrent for Ubuntu/Kunbutu.  I have both now. I 
downloaded them overnight and set it up this morning after the download 
finished. Once the Ubuntu/Kubuntu is downloaded the set-up is easy. I 
already had AGWPE running on Windows with another APRS client. I really 
works well, it's all free, and because it is a virtual machine, it is 
completely isolated from Windows so you don't have the issues of Cygwin 
possibly hosing your windows system. Not to mention, the install is much 
easier.

Curt, I do have some issues remaining. They occur with my other 
installation of Ubuntu & Kubuntu on another stand-along Linux machine. 
First, Xastir can't seem to communicate with Festival. Second, I cannot 
get the terraserver maps to work.  Any suggestions on what I need to 
look for in terms of libraries or something else that may be missing?

With Festival, I started it with the "festival" command in a terminal 
window. Then I start Xastir and it still says it cannot find something 
in Festival. With Terraserver, I don't have a clue.

Duffy
www.wb8nut.com

Curt, WE7U wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Nov 2006, Amateur Radio WB8NUT wrote:
>
>   
>> Go to www.vmware.com and download the free VMWare Player.  Install on
>> your windows machine.
>>
>> Also on the VMWare site, download a virtual machine for Mepis Linux,
>> Ubuntu Linux, or Kubuntu.
>>
>> Once it is downloaded, start the virtual machine in the VMWare player.
>> Now you have Linux running as a virtual machine on your windows machine
>> - at the same time.
>>
>> While running Mepis, Ubuntu or Kubuntu, using the Package Manager,
>> download Xastir - it will install in the virtual machine.
>>     
>
> This sounds like a great option for people that don't want to mess
> with Cygwin.  I used to run a licensed copy of VMWare 1.x way back
> when, and was always quite happy with the software.  Now that one
> can download the VMWare Player for free, VMWare virtual machines are
> an even more attractive option.
>
> How about documenting the above on the Xastir Wiki?  A step-by-step
> for those that are install-challenged.
>
> --
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