[Xastir] Xastir latest for Ubuntu... was: Fwd: [Ubuntu-hams] more ham packages in the ubuntu-hams PPA (fwd)

[Jarett DeAngelis]

I've been told that unless you compile from source you don't get as many
maps - and cannot add them later.  Is this accurate?
On May 18, 2011 10:57 AM, "Curt, WE7U" <curt.we7u at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> FYI.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 01:42:15 -0400
> From: David A Aitcheson <david.aitcheson at gmail.com>
> To: xastir at xastir.org, Xastir-Dev at xastir.org,
> David Aitcheson - KB3EFS <david.aitcheson at gmail.com>
> Subject: Xastir latest for Ubuntu... was: Fwd: [Ubuntu-hams] more ham
packages
> in the ubuntu-hams PPA
>
> FYI all Xastir users on Ubuntu!
>
> Latest Version now easy to get via Synaptic.
>
> Thank you Kamal - KA6MAL
>
> 73
> Dave
> KB3EFS
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:
> [Ubuntu-hams] more ham packages in the ubuntu-hams PPA
> Date:
> Tue, 17 May 2011 17:51:10 -0700
> From:
> Kamal Mostafa <kamal at canonical.com>
> To:
> Ubuntu-Hams <ubuntu-hams at lists.launchpad.net>
>
> Hi ubuntu-hams-
>
> For your Ubuntu-ham-package downloading enjoyment, we've decided to
> start supplying the latest stable versions of many the ham radio
> packages (ported to all the recent Ubuntu versions) in the Launchpad
> 'ubuntu-hams' PPA (Personal Package Archive):
>
> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams/+archive/ppa
>
> (New PPA users, see tip below)
>
> Until now, a few of us have supplied many of these backported packages
> in individual PPA's (fldigi, x-astir, trustedqsl, d-rats, etc.). Having
> them all collected into the ubuntu-hams PPA will prove more convenient
> for folks who just want "all the latest packages we've got", which seems
> to be a popular request lately!
>
> In general, we won't be supplying "beta" or "experimental" versions of
> packages from the ubuntu-hams PPA -- this repository will just be for
> updates of packages which have been published in the latest Debian and
> Ubuntu archives. So for example, if you're running Ubuntu Natty (11.04)
> but a newer version of fldigi gets integrated into Ubuntu Oneiric (in
> development), then you'll get that new version right away.
>
> So far, I've moved seven of these stable backport packages into the
> ubuntu-hams PPA (see the link above for the list), a few of which
> already have versions newer than the version in Natty, and all of which
> have versions newer than Maverick. Most of the packages are available
> for Ubuntu Karmic, Lucid, Maverick, and Natty.
>
> What additional packages would you like to see in the ubuntu-hams
> backports PPA... any requests? (Remember, backports of published
> packages only please).
>
> 73 de KA6MAL
>
> -Kamal
>
>
> P.S. Tip for new PPA users... Don't download and manually install the
> individual packages, just configure your system to "subscribe" to the
> PPA with this one time operation (run this in a terminal window):
> $ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-hams/ppa && sudo apt-get update
> Then either select desired packages from the Ubuntu Software Center, or:
> $ sudo apt-get install {packagename}
>
>
> P.P.S. If you already have your system configured to use some of the
> existing "individual" PPA's along with the ubuntu-hams PPA, that's fine
> too -- such a configuration won't cause any trouble, and you will pick
> up the newest version supplied by either PPA.
>
>
>
> --
> David A Aitcheson
> david.aitcheson at gmail.com
>
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