[amsat-bb] rasbarry pi

[Burns Fisher]

Gpredict is very easy to install on a Raspberry Pi.  I did so on the
"Buster" version of Raspbian.  There is a .deb file to download and it just
installs and runs.  Disclaimer:  I have not tried to use it more than just
to see that it started up ok and displayed satellites.

73,

Burns WB1FJ

On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 7:49 PM Joseph Armbruster via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> James,
>
> Look into up-board.org, should suite you better than a RPi.  It's not
> cheap
> but it's not expensive either, considering what you're getting for the
> size...
>
> 73's,
> Joseph Armbruster
>
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 7:12 PM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
> > 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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