What is the best Ubuntu version for OP25?
Just got a Raspberry Pi 5 but am also interested in an Ubuntu package for a Dell laptop.
Just got a Raspberry Pi 5 but am also interested in an Ubuntu package for a Dell laptop.
Best Ubuntu for OP25
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boatbod
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Any of the debian derivatives are generally the least hassle.
- Mint
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- Mint
- Ubuntu
- Debian
boatbod
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Sorry, never heard of DemonOS. What is it based on?
To expand on my original answer, I would observe that since I use Linux Mint for my day-to-day work, op25 is going to be most compatible with, and easiest to install on, any of the Debian based distros.
Whenever there is a major architecture change, such as the move from SWIG to PyBind that came with gnuradio-3.9, I end up spending considerable effort with testing the install script and executable across as many distros, releases, and architectures as possible. Mint/Ubuntu/Debian are really popular distros so these get worked on first (under amd64), then I check if Raspberry PI OS is happy. Only then - if time permits - do I look at the less-common distros such as Arch, RedHat/Fedora, and anything else I might be asked about.
To expand on my original answer, I would observe that since I use Linux Mint for my day-to-day work, op25 is going to be most compatible with, and easiest to install on, any of the Debian based distros.
Whenever there is a major architecture change, such as the move from SWIG to PyBind that came with gnuradio-3.9, I end up spending considerable effort with testing the install script and executable across as many distros, releases, and architectures as possible. Mint/Ubuntu/Debian are really popular distros so these get worked on first (under amd64), then I check if Raspberry PI OS is happy. Only then - if time permits - do I look at the less-common distros such as Arch, RedHat/Fedora, and anything else I might be asked about.
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OMG, I am so sorry, "DragonOS" DragonOS – Software Defined Radios
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I am so VERY sorry, I meant "DragonOS": DragonOS_Focal
Lubuntu based, has everything you need to get going.
AB5ID
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I'm not as active a Linux user as I'd like to be, but I successfully installed Boatbod's OP25 on an old laptop using Skywave Linux, with a lot of great help from this forum. You can find Skywave Linux at
Skywave Linux | Linux for Shortwave Listeners | RTL-SDR | KiwiSDR
Skywave Linux | Linux for Shortwave Listeners | RTL-SDR | KiwiSDR
boatbod
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DragonOS is built on Lubuntu, which is of course itself a variant of Ubuntu, which is derived from Debian. Sounds straight forward to use this with op25.
imonitorit
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I'm trying to get OP25 Osmocom version running after installing the most recent version of Ubuntu on my laptop. Is there a trick to getting it to run?
I would normally run the command line in the terminal and fire up the browser with the URL to get it working.
I had it running on an old version of Ubuntu but saw some messages about others having issues after upgrading.
Thanks for any help.
I would normally run the command line in the terminal and fire up the browser with the URL to get it working.
I had it running on an old version of Ubuntu but saw some messages about others having issues after upgrading.
Thanks for any help.
viggendriver
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Just rebuilt an install with this and it works like a champ. Much easier that other OS's and all the drivers, etc. seem to work well. 2 thumbs up! Thanks for the recommendation!
