[needs-packaging] Please package Gridtracker for Ubuntu

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Any update?

Hi Logan.

It already has been. See the URL below for instructions to add the repo to
your Ubuntu installation.

https://gridtracker.org/index.php/downloads/install-from-repo

73, Mike/KY6MM

On Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 11:15 PM Logan Rosen <email address hidden>
wrote:

> ** Description changed:
>
> Gridtracker is a application that is useable for radio amateurs.
>
> It works like Jtalert, but Jtalert is for windows only.
>
> Gridtracker can be found at :
> - https://tagloomis.com/grid-tracker/
> + https://gridtracker.org/
>
> GridTracker listens to traffic from WSJT-X and displays it on a map.
> It can also load adif files, like those used by CQrolg, a popular
> logging application.
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
> Amateur Radio, which is subscribed to the bug report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1896318
>
> Title:
> [needs-packaging] Please package Gridtracker for Ubuntu
>
> Status in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Gridtracker is a application that is useable for radio amateurs.
>
> It works like Jtalert, but Jtalert is for windows only.
>
> Gridtracker can be found at :
> https://gridtracker.org/
>
> GridTracker listens to traffic from WSJT-X and displays it on a map.
> It can also load adif files, like those used by CQrolg, a popular
> logging application.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1896318/+subscriptions
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams
> Post to : <email address hidden>
> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams
> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>

It'd be really helpful if my MUA offered reply to list but it was the bug and not the ubuntu-hams list!

Take 2, this time to the bug report...

I've had a couple of requests for this in Debian - it has a dependency on something called nwjs[1] which currently isn't packaged in the debian repos, so this becomes a bigger challenge to package! I'm reluctant to own nwjs as it's only used for this and I'm not fully committed to it, but it might make for an interesting friday night project.

I think adding it to our repos is worth it however - purely becaue the 'install from repo' option that the gridtracker team currently ships I *think* uses a preinstall script to download and install nwjs, which breaks apt if you've got poor internet connectivity - I learned this on a field op last week! It was not a great user-experience to think "Oh well never mind, I can't pull ~120MB, let's use something else" and then have to do it *anyway* to download anything else.

[1] https://nwjs.io/

Cheers,
H

--
  Hibby
  Debian Developer
  Packet Radioist
  MM0RFN

On Thu, 22 Aug 2024, at 5:25 PM, Mike McRoberts wrote:
> Hi Logan.
>
> It already has been. See the URL below for instructions to add the repo to
> your Ubuntu installation.
>
> https://gridtracker.org/index.php/downloads/install-from-repo
>
> 73, Mike/KY6MM
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 11:15 PM Logan Rosen <email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
>> ** Description changed:
>>
>> Gridtracker is a application that is useable for radio amateurs.
>>
>> It works like Jtalert, but Jtalert is for windows only.
>>
>> Gridtracker can be found at :
>> - https://tagloomis.com/grid-tracker/
>> + https://gridtracker.org/
>>
>> GridTracker listens to traffic from WSJT-X and displays it on a map.
>> It can also load adif files, like those used by CQrolg, a popular
>> logging application.
>>
>> --
>> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
>> Amateur Radio, which is subscribed to the bug report.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1896318
>>
>> Title:
>> [needs-packaging] Please package Gridtracker for Ubuntu
>>
>> Status in Ubuntu:
>> New
>>
>> Bug description:
>> Gridtracker is a application that is useable for radio amateurs.
>>
>> It works like Jtalert, but Jtalert is for windows only.
>>
>> Gridtracker can be found at :
>> https://gridtracker.org/
>>
>> GridTracker listens to traffic from WSJT-X and displays it on a map.
>> It can also load adif files, like those used by CQrolg, a popular
>> logging application.
>>
>> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1896318/+subscriptions
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams
>> Post to : <email address hidden>
>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-hams
>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>>
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
> Amateur Radio, which is subscribed to the bug report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1896318
>
> Title:
> [needs-packaging] Please package Gridtracker for Ubuntu
>
> Status in Ubuntu:
> ...