Linux Desktop

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Introduction

Here you will find instructions on installing SatNOGS to a Linux Desktop running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Prep Work

Install dependencies

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y python-pip python-dev supervisor cmake libusb-1.0-0-dev libhamlib-utils vorbis-tools software-properties-common unzip  

Install gnuradio libs from myriadrf since we need a newer version than Ubuntu provides for 16.04

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove libgnuradio*
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:myriadrf/drivers
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:myriadrf/gnuradio
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y gnuradio-dev libboost-dev libnova-dev libpng-dev

Install gr-satnogs

Grab the latest gr-satnogs debian package, unpack it, and install the appropriate deb file:

wget -O archive.zip https://gitlab.com/librespacefoundation/satnogs/gr-satnogs-package/-/jobs/35403119/artifacts/download  (broken link here)
unzip archive.zip -d gr-satnogs

Install satnogs client

pip install satnogsclient