From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nate Bargmann Subject: Re: Most "HAM" friendly distro ? Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 17:09:36 -0600 Message-ID: <20060104230936.GD12936@mail.networksplus.net> References: <9923fd660601041255o4e45fd5dw572a79848c1781ff@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <9923fd660601041255o4e45fd5dw572a79848c1781ff@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org * Douglas Cole [2006 Jan 04 15:21 -0600]: > So my question is, which distro' would one reccomend to someone who is > used to using a distro' that does not require recompiling the kernel > every time I turn around? Debian seems to have a very modular kernel with most, if not all, of the ham radio support enabled. A number of hams are active in Debian which helps the ham radio support, IMO. > I was thinking maybe Kubuntu, or one of the Debian based distro's just > for the sake of the ease with which APT makes updating/upgrading, but > since I have not spent enough time with Debian based distro's I am not > sure that is going to fit my needs. Unless the Kubuntu team builds a radically different kernel, it's ham radio support should be about equal. > But what 2.6 kernel-based distro' really shines for use Amateur radio > opp's at the moment ? Check out Harv's Ham Shack. It seems to be a ham radio oriented distribution. 73, de Nate >> -- Wireless | Amateur Radio Station N0NB | Successfully Microsoft Amateur radio exams; ham radio; Linux info @ | free since January 1998. http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/ | "Debian, the choice of My Kawasaki KZ-650 SR @ | a GNU generation!" http://www.networksplus.net/n0nb/ | http://www.debian.org