[Xastir] SD card with Xsatir

[Tom Hayward]

On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Jerry <n7yge at q.com> wrote:
> I am about to build my TNC Pi and attach it to the Raspberry Pi.  Is there a
> file that can be downloaded that can be copied to a SD card that goes to the
> Raspberry where Xastir and some maps are already loaded: plug and play file
> so to speak?  I do not care what flavor of Linux is used on the SD Card.
> Would be nice to download a file where all you had to do is change the call
> sign and put in your lats and longs and you are up and running.
>
> Would it be possible to post such a file if it does not already exist?

Raspbian has Xastir in its package repository, so all that's needed is
"sudo apt-get install xastir". This, of course, does not include any
detailed map package specific to your area, so you'll need to download
that separately.

This blog post explains the whole process of getting Xastir running on RPi:
http://m0hpj.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/aprs-on-raspberry-pi-with-xastir/

These maps may interest you, although expect them to be very slow on RPi:
http://downloads.cloudmade.com/americas/northern_america/united_states/washington/washington.shapefiles.zip

Tom KD7LXL