[Xastir] Re: Installing on Ubuntu 6.10

[John Ronan]

Thanks for the 'it worked for me' replies... I wasn't sure it worked  
myself until I tried it today :)


>
> And since I'll be doing an APRS-in-SAR presentation in about a  
> month to the
> team that owns this very laptop I'm experimenting with, having a  
> live CD
> complete with maps to hand out at the training would be so very cool.
>
> Perhaps you could contact me off-list with a description of how  
> you're making
> the CDs?
Its a piece of cake... kinda.

1. Install ubuntu onto any machine

2. Install reconstructor
http://reconstructor.aperantis.com/

3. Download Iso of Live CD

4. Run reconstructor on it

Basically there is  a terminal option whereby you can get a command  
line on the ISO image. I used the steps I outlined in the Wiki for  
installing xastir on 6.06LTS to build and install xastir from CVS,  
removed some crud (openoffice etc) and bobs your auntie.

Thats pretty much it in a nutshell.  Tomorrow I'll try doing the same  
for 6.10 using Tom's additions.  My constraint last friday week was  
that I needed geotiff support the following day so it was a bit of a  
rush job.

Seeing as you asked so nicely Tom, point me at some maps and I'll see  
if I can fit them onto the CD image tomorrow.

I've not tried a USB Stick with the LiveCD yet, so there is a good  
chance that it would work with Maps on there.. just you would have to  
try indexing them on the running system.

Apologys for the brevity of the email, but I have to go shopping or  
I'll starve tomorrow (so my wife tells me)..


Regards
de John
EI7IG

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John Ronan <jronan at tssg.org>, +353-51-302938
Telecommunications Software &  Systems Group,  http://www.tssg.org