Linux or Windows

[Onlinesys]

Linux or Windows is my newbe question. I have a Dell Optiplex 7060 MFF i7-8700T with 6 cores, 16m memory and 256m SSD and 3 RTL-SDR V3's on the way with intent to setup several live feeds in my area to BCY. I understand I can setup dual boot with Windows and Linux. My question is should I go ahead and setup on Windows for quick streaming setup, then come back and reboot to Linux later and do a Linux installation from the getgo. Just trying to get a handle on what to expect. I have worked with Linux off and on for years. Thanks in advance for direction.

 

[JDKelley]

If you plan to do work in Linux eventually, I'd go ahead and dual-boot it now, just to get it out of the way and save you trouble later. It will be easier to set it up in the beginning, I'm sure.

 

[Onlinesys]

Thanks, do you or does anybody know of a white paper with specific steps on installing RTL-SDR V3 and SDR Trunk into Linux on platform such as a Optiplex

 

[JDKelley]

Thanks, do you or does anybody know of a white paper with specific steps on installing RTL-SDR V3 and SDR Trunk into Linux on platform such as a Optiplex

I do not, sorry. . .

 

[Enjoi19]

Thanks, do you or does anybody know of a white paper with specific steps on installing RTL-SDR V3 and SDR Trunk into Linux on platform such as a Optiplex

It's very straight forward. Both effectively work out of the box. The RTL's do not need the driver mess you deal with in Windows with Zadiag.

 

[Onlinesys]

Thank you for your comments. I finally gave up trying for the optimum disk partitions, ie I think I was shooting to shrink Windows down to 80g and have the full 160g remaining for Linux Mint for dual boot setup. Windows Disk Management could not pull off the full shrink I needed and the AOMEI required a fee to move the rogue files. Then Gparted seemed the next step, but I read some readit that some windows files became corrupted for at least one person with that route. So, I finally went with the most Windows Disk Management could provide which was a shrink-down to 127G for Windows, leaving 115G for the Linux Mint. Hope that will be enough in Mint after I get fully into broadcastify running 3 RTLs with Linear P25, CALLS, and a Blackice fed by an old analog scanner for misc. Install in to Mint went well. SDRTrunk still has some bugs in squelch settings, etc but I'm hopefully things will improve over time. Great hint for others gettings setup, Use a strong NOA weather radio channel in your area to learn how to use SDRTrunk. Then move into normal intermittent public service to tune gain settings etc. Thank you again