[Xastir] Xastir on Windows 10

Tue Feb 7 10:54:41 PST 2017

I'll see what I can do this weekend.  The day job + family combo has been
wiping me out during the week.

Lee - K5DAT

On Feb 6, 2017 11:24 AM, "Curt Mills" <curt.we7u at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just had a direct query asking about this. Any write-up forthcoming from
> either of you?
>
> If someone sends me a text file with the writeup I'd be glad to get a
> minimum-formatting version up on the Xastir wiki. We can "pretty it up"
> later.
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 5:00 AM, Lee Bengston <lee.bengston at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I was able to get Xastir working in Windows 10 via the new bash
> > functionality and the Xming server using these 3 links:
> >
> > 1) This shows how to get the Win10 Anniversary Update.
> > https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/08/02/
> > how-to-get-the-windows-10-anniversary-update/
> >
> > 2) This shows how to get bash up and running.  You can ignore the part
> > about being a member of the Windows Insider program - I did, and
> everything
> > works fine.
> > https://msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl/install_guide
> >
> > 3) This covers getting graphical Linux applications to work.
> > http://www.howtogeek.com/261575/how-to-run-graphical-
> > linux-desktop-applications-from-windows-10s-bash-shell/
> >
> > HowToGeek recommends Xming, so that's what I installed, but we know from
> > Hans_Peter's message that VcXsrv works as well.  After installing Xming I
> > did not need to do anything with a file named
> > /etc/dbus-1/session.conffile.  I thought it was amazingly easy to install
> > Xming and issue the command 'export DISPLAY=:0' in the bash shell in
> order
> > to display GUI applications via Xming.
> >
> > Once the above 3 steps are done it's only a matter of installing Xastir
> in
> > Ubuntu 14.04 according to the Wiki at http://www.xastir.org.
> >
> > I have no serial ports on the laptop on which I did the above.  I have
> this
> > new instance of Xastir connected to a Raspberry Pi via an AGWPE
> interface.
> > The Pi is running Ldsped and is connected to a hardware TNC, which is
> > connected to the VHF side of a dual band radio.
> >
> > I'll see if I can get something in the Wiki this weekend.  I do like this
> > better than using a VM.
> >
> > Lee - K5DAT
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 12:17 AM, Hans-Peter Friedhelm Oeste <
> > hoeste at shaw.ca
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > I will see about doing a better write-up in the next week.
> > > Meanwhile here's a couple of URL's to get started.
> > > To force the install of Anniversary Update:
> > > https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12387/windows-10-
> update-histor
> > > y
> > > Then, you must turn on Developer Mode via Settings > Update & security
> > > > For developers. Next,
> > > search for "Windows Features" and choose "Turn Windowsfeatures on or
> > > off" and enable
> > > Windows Subsystem for Linux (Beta). After that, to install Bash, you
> > > must open the Windows
> > > Command Prompt and type "bash."
> > >
> > > While you can use XMing, or Cygwin/x or XLaunch, I installed VcXsrv
> > > from
> > > https://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/ which seems to be a XLaunch
> > > derivative.
> > > Works well.
> > > Then peruse the following thread from reddit.
> > > https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/4ea4w4/fyi_
> you_can_run_gui_
> > > linux_apps_from_bash/
> > > Basically change file the /etc/dbus-1/session.conffile so it says
> > > <listen>tcp:host=127.0.0.1,port=10002</listen>
> > > and add to bashrc "
> > > 
> > > export DISPLAY=:0" -- .You can do this from the bash
> > > shell or create a custom .bashrc.
> > > There another global version somewhere in the /etc directory but I'm
> > > unable to hunt it down at the moment.
> > >
> > > Restart bash and then go to the xastir ubuntu wiki and run the install
> > > script you'll find there.  Works well.
> > > Congrats to the author of that scripting masterpiece.
> > >
> > > Note: Before you start xastir you need to start the xserver.  I found
> > > it sat in my system tray waiting for a connection
> > > to start.
> > >
> > > You will likely get some dbus errors but they can be ignored.
> > >
> > > One of my next projects will also be to see if ax25 can get gotten to
> > > run, although I've never used it, so that'll
> > > make it interesting.  I've always used xastir in a listener mode.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps some-one get started.
> > >
> > > Hans de VE7OES
> > > On Thu, 2016-08-18 at 06:38 -0700, Curt Mills wrote:
> > > > Someone should do a write-up of it and add it to the Wiki pages. It
> > > > sounds
> > > > like an easier Windows option than the others we currently have, by
> > > > far. If
> > > > someone writes it up, I or another person with Wiki edit capability
> > > > can add
> > > > it.
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 9:21 PM, Hans-Peter Friedhelm Oeste
> > > > haw.ca>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Well some-one had to do it.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have Windows 10 and I forced the update to Anniversary
> > > > > Edition.  When
> > > > > you choose the Developer option, you can now choose to install
> > > > > their
> > > > > beta linux (Bash) subsytem which is a ubuntu system.
> > > > >
> > > > > Yup I installed it and it works great for commandline stuff.  But
> > > > > with
> > > > > a couple of minor tweaks that can be found online, and the
> > > > > installation
> > > > > of an X windows system, and there's at least 3 free ones, you can
> > > > > run
> > > > > gui Xwindows programs.  There are issues with some programs
> > > > > but..##SELECTION_END##
> > > > >
> > > > > Because the subsystem is Ubuntu based, I used the instructions in
> > > > > the
> > > > > wiki, specifically the great script that does all the work for you.
> > > > >  And it works flawlessly.  And running xastir, it starts up and
> > > > > runs
> > > > > flawlessly!  Go figure!  So Windows 10 can now be part of 'our'
> > > > > ecosystem.  Who'd of thunk it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hans Oeste
> > > > > VE7OES.
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