[amsat-bb] rasbarry pi

[Hans BX2ABT]

You could install Ubuntu instead of Raspian, I guess. Gpredict is in the 
repositories.

At any rate: GIYF.

Hans

BX2ABT


P.S. I always think it is funny that people want something cheap, small 
and lean like an RPi and still expect something like the whole clunky 
Windows system with its software to work on it. The RPi was designed 
with the maker/educator in mind and that almost automatically means 
using a Linux based distro.

So please, if you want to start tinkering with RPis or other single 
board computers (SBCs) then start changing your thinking and that means 
no more Windows. If you don't want to change, then don't consider low 
cost SBCs an option.



On 2/14/20 2:52 AM, Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> I answered you when you asked this on January 29th, but will provide more
> detail as to why this isn't possible without quite a bit of effort.
>
> The Raspberry Pi uses an ARM-based processor, generally running some
> distribution of Linux. SatPC32 is written for computers using x86-based
> processors running Windows. There is a possibility you could get it
> running, slowly, with a lot of effort through use of x86 emulation and the
> Wine compatibility layer, but it would require quite a bit of rather
> advanced work.
>
> Gpredict is the software you want to use for satellite tracking and it
> works great on the Raspberry Pi. Unfortunately it's not in the Raspbian
> repository, so it does require some work to get it installed. Without
> knowing what operating system or what version of the Raspberry Pi you are
> using, I can't direct you to the proper guide.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 1:37 PM James Brown via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Is anyone running sat 32  on a raspberry computer? If so how would I set
>> it up?
>> Jim KI6WJ
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