[Dxspider-support] Very basic install instructions for ubuntu

[Dirk Koopman]

It occurs to me that a "flatpak" or "appimage" might be some use here?

Dirk G1TLH

On 27/01/2023 10:14, Kin via Dxspider-support wrote:
>
> I think we should focus on the Mojo branch.
>
> Regarding the issue of installations, it should be divided into groups 
> based on the source distro, that is, Debian -> Ubuntu, KUbuntu, 
> Xubuntu, Mint, ... RedHat -> Fedora, ...
>
> But I think the main thing is to start with the big distros and their 
> latest stable versions.
>
> In the case of Docker, it can be more complicated if users do not have 
> a minimum of knowledge, but it is very interesting and useful (I bet 
> on this). It could lead to the distribution of a config or clip art, 
> somewhat similar to git, since a container for dxspider is tiny (< 100 
> MB) and portable.
>
> Regarding the updates, although it is very easy to do with "git", a 
> backup/restore section would have to be added for the fear that the 
> sysops have of losing their node. This would encourage (I hope) that 
> the Network is kept up to date.
>
> Kin
>
> *De:* Dxspider-support <dxspider-support-bounces at tobit.co.uk> *En 
> nombre de *Ian Maude via Dxspider-support
> *Enviado el:* viernes, 27 de enero de 2023 10:41
> *Para:* The DXSpider Support list <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk>
> *CC:* Ian Maude <ijmaude at icloud.com>
> *Asunto:* Re: [Dxspider-support] Very basic install instructions for 
> ubuntu
>
> On 27 Jan 2023, at 09:25, ei6iz.Brendan Minish via Dxspider-support 
> <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
>
>     On Fri, 27 Jan 2023 at 07:39, Ian Maude via Dxspider-support
>     <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
>
>         Does this mean that the dependencies for mojo are already
>         installed in the latest Ubuntu
>
>     Hi Ian,
>
>     I went with ubuntu 22.04, the long term support version, so it's
>     not quite the latest, but this version gets security updates until
>     2027 making it a good choice for a cluster
>     I was able to meet all the dependencies that came up with system
>     packages. It's possible that I may have missed one or two, this is
>     an early draft but I took my test install as far as setting up RBN
>     and the new badip list feature.
>
> It’s probably worth mentioning the dependencies as per the MOJO 
> install in case people do not have them.  Also, was curses installed 
> by default?
>
>
>
>
>     I intend taking a look at a few other distros, perhaps centos
>     stream9 & Raspberry PI OS as well as a Podman(same as Docker)
>     install.
>
> Nice.  A docker install might be very interesting!
>
>
>
>
>     I haven't been on packet in nearly 20 years, are there still
>     packet clusters out there and is there still a need for 'modern'
>     documentation to cover bringing up an RF system and
>     interconnecting with ax25 networks?
>
>     If so, is there anyone interested in helping, I've still got
>     packet hardware in a box somewhere!
>
> You might get other answers but I don’t know of any.  I don’t have any 
> of my old stuff any more.
>
>
>
>
>     Are there reasons, for new install documentation to cover anything
>     other than the mojo version at the moment?
>
> MOJO would appear to be the way to go.  I am not sure what Dirk has in 
> store beyond that.
>
> 73 Ian
>
>
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