[Xastir] Xastir on Windows 10

Lee Bengston lee.bengston at gmail.com
Thu Feb 9 16:48:09 PST 2017 

Hi Curt,

Here's a text based step by step for getting Xastir to run in the bash
shell in Windows 10.

---------------------------------------------------------

1. In order to install Xastir via the bash functionality available in
Windows 10, first you need to enable bash in your Windows installation.

Prerequisite:
Your PC must be running a 64-bit version of Windows 10 Anniversary Update
build 14393 or later.

To find your PC's CPU architecture and Windows version/build number, open
Settings>System>About. Look for the OS Build and System Type fields.
The System Type field shows whether your build is a 64 bit version or not,
and the OS Build field will indicate whether you're on build 14393 or later.

A. Turn on Developer Mode

Open Settings -> Update and Security -> For developers
Select the Developer Mode radio button

Note: Settings is one of the new Windows apps that showed up as of Windows
8, so it's not part of the Control Panel

B. Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux feature

Open a PowerShell prompt as administrator and run:

  Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName
Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

Alternatively from the Windows GUI...

Use the Cortana search and enter "Turn Windows features on or off", and
select what it finds. A Windows features box will appear.  Scroll down and
check the box for "Windows Subsystem for Linux (Beta), and click OK.

C. Reboot - after enabling the subsystem for Linux feature, you must reboot
your computer!

D. Run Bash in Windows

Open a Windows Command prompt and type...
  bash <enter>

A message will be displayed indicating you are about to install Ubuntu on
Windows, and it will prompt you as follows:
  Type y to continue

Enter 'y', which will accept the license and install Ubuntu.

After you have accepted the License, the Ubuntu user-mode image will be
downloaded and a "Bash on Ubuntu on Windows" shortcut will be added to your
start menu.

To launch Bash on Windows, either run bash at a cmd/PowerShell
command-prompt, or use the start menu shortcut.

E. Create a Unix User

The first time you install Bash on Windows, you will be prompted to create
a UNIX username and password. UNIX username and password can be different
from, and has no relationship to your Windows username and password.


2. Xastir is a graphical application, so the next step is to enable running
graphical applications in your Linux installation

It is possible to run graphical Linux applications in Windows 10, but it's
not officially supported.  Users of Xastir have done it successfully,
however.

A. Install an X Server

There are several different X servers you can install on Windows. The Xming
server is recommended here simply because this Wiki author tried it, and it
worked well.
The Xming server can be found at https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming.
Download and install it - all that's needed is to accept the defaults when
installing. After accepting the defaults, Xming should automatically launch
and run in your system tray, waiting for you to run graphical programs.

B. Install Xastir

As of this writing, the beta bash feature in Windows 10 installs Ubuntu
version 14.04, so launch you bash shell in Windows, and follow the steps in
the Xastir Wiki to install Xastir.

http://xastir.org/index.php/HowTo:Ubuntu_14.04-16.04

C. Set the Display Environment Variable

set the “DISPLAY” environment variable to point at the X server running on
your Windows 10 PC. If you don’t do this, Xastir will fail to launch. To do
this issue the following command in your bash shell:
  export DISPLAY=:0

D. Run Xastir!

Still at the command prompt in your bash shell type the following:
  xastir &

Enjoy!



On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Curt Mills <curt.we7u at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you have any notes at all or can quickly describe it to me in an email,
> I'll start a page and it can get fleshed out later.
>
> On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 10:54 AM, Lee Bengston <lee.bengston at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 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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