diff --git a/doc/common/links.adoc b/doc/common/links.adoc index 2dc248df1..3507d72c0 100644 --- a/doc/common/links.adoc +++ b/doc/common/links.adoc @@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ d). Edit lines as needed. Keeping them in alphabetic order help see dupes. :wsjt_svn: http://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/HEAD/tree/[here] :wspr_code: http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/WSPRcode.exe[WSPRcode.exe] :wspr_svn: http://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/HEAD/tree/branches/wspr/[here] +:kvasd_installer: http://sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt/files/kvasd-installer/kvasd-installer-1.12.14/kvasd-installer-1.12.14.tar.gz/download[Link KVASD-Installer] // MAIL-TO links :alex_efros: mailto:powerman@powerman.name[Alex Efros] diff --git a/doc/user_guide/install-linux.adoc b/doc/user_guide/install-linux.adoc index 81775a252..90c4f0320 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/install-linux.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/install-linux.adoc @@ -28,12 +28,74 @@ sudo yum install fftw-libs-single qt5-qtmultimedia qt5-qtserialport -* All Linux users should install a companion program called +kvasd+, -the Koetter-Vardy algebraic soft-decision Reed Solomon decoder. -Execute the following commands from a terminal: +.KVASD Installation +All Linux users should install a companion program called +kvasd+, +the Koetter-Vardy algebraic soft-decision Reed Solomon decoder. To +facilitate the installation, several packages are available which +are distribution dependent. - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ki7mt/kvasd-installer - sudo apt-get update - sudo apt-get install kvasd-installer - kvasd-installer +The following distributions can install the +kvasd+ Decoder using the PPA +method: + +[horizontal] +*Ubuntu*:: 14.04, 14.10, 15.04 +*Mint*:: 17.1 (Uses Ubuntu 14.04 repositories) + +.KVASD Installer via PPA +Any Ubuntu based distribution that uses the Ubuntu repository versions listed +above should be able to install via the PPA method. Installing via the PPA +will resolve all required dependencies, no additional package installations +should be required. + +* Open a terminal, Ctrl{plus}Alt{plus}T +* sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ki7mt/kvasd-installer +* Accept the PGP Key +* sudo apt-get update +* sudo apt-get install kvasd-installer +* Proceed to <> + +.KVASD Installer via Source Code +In addition to most of the later Ubuntu releases, reports of successful installation +and operation of the +kvasd+ binary have been reported on various mailing lists: + +[horizontal] +*Debian*:: 7.x (Wheezy), 8.0 (Jessie) +*Fedora*:: 20 (Heisenbug), 21 (Twenty One) +*Raspbian*:: ARMv7 - Wheezy base, dist-upgrade to Jessie + +While each distribution varies, the following list serves as the minimum package +guide for both the +KVASD Installer+ package itself, and proper use of the ++kvasd+ binary. + +* Bash +* Awk +* Autoconf +* Subversion +* Dialog +* libgfortran + +At the time of this writing, the KVASD Installer version is 1.12.14. Ensure +the packages list above are installed, then perform the following steps. + +* Download the tarball: {kvasd_installer} +* Remove any previous installation of KVASD Installer +* mkdir -p ~/Projects +* Copy kvasd-installer-1.12.14.tar.gz to ~/Projects +* cd ~/Projects +* tar -xf kvasd-installer-1.12.14.tar.gz +* cd ./kvasd-installer-1.12.14 +* ./autogen.sh +* sudo make install +* Proceed to <> + +[[RUN_KVASD_INSTALLER]] +.Run KVASD Installer +Installing the decoder is straight forward, simply run the installer, and +select your desired option. + +* In a terminal, type..: kvasd-installer +* From the main menu, select Option 1, Install decoder +* Follow the prompts, accepting the EULA ( End User License Agreement ) +* If successful, the KVASD version, passed message and LDD info will be displayed +* Exit KVASD Installer