From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Ranch Subject: Linpac 0.21 (AX.25 packet radio application) posted Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 10:51:27 -0700 Message-ID: <5563611F.5020204@trinnet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Linux Hams Hello Everyone, This is just a heads up that I have posted Linpac 0.21: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linpac/ What is Linpac? LinPac is an Ncurses based AX.25 packet radio terminal for use with Linux's native AX.25 stack. It mimics many of the feature packed HOST-MODE programs that used to exist for Dos (PkGold, etc) but with any TNC running in KISS mode. It allows wide configuration and easy addition of new functions and special functions needed by the user. It's intended for keyboard-to-keyboard use but also supports receiving basic PBBS messages, local Converse-link chat rooms, basic node commands like mheard and making outgoing connections, etc. The aim was to minimize the amount of 'hard coded' functions and create a complete set of applications that can be easily expanded and/or completely reconfigured via a simple macro language. There is also a developing GUI version (1.x branch) that provides either a Java Swing GUI or the familiar Ncurses UI. Changes since 0.20: -- Memory cleanups Fixed Debian based ncurses package dependency Added a cron-able script that can send email and SMS notifications when you get a new Linpac message Added a script to start linpac via screen for being able to detach and re-attach to the session from anywhere Added some Ncurses fixes for spurious "x"'s showed up instead of vertical lines Added lots of things to the linpac-todo.txt (we'd love to get more C developers to help out if you have some time) -- There aren't any binaries posted at the moment but I can email Centos6 RPMs and Raspian(wheezy) .debs if requested. Everyone else will need to read the README file included in the sources on how to install the required dependencies and build the package yourself. It's not hard and is quite fast. Once installed, Linpac will NOT work without a properly configured Linux AX.25 stack. There are many resources out on the Internet on how to do this and I can help out as well if requested. --David KI6ZHD