LHS Episode #513: DragonOS Deep Dive
Hello and welcome to the 513th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts review the radio-centric Linux distribution known as DragonOS. Based on Ubuntu, it has a focus on radio spectrum and SDR applications. All aspects of the OS are explored from downloading, to installation to operation to post-installation configuration and impressions. Thank you for listening and have a great week.
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Segment 1 (Deep Dive)
DragonOS
Topics and Notes
Based on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04)
Installation looks just like Ubuntu install
Desktop is LXQt, Desktop manager is sddm (The recommended display manager for LXQt), Xserver is Xorg
CQRlog (and all other loggers?) not included in base install
Network managed by netplan shunted to NetworkManager
Default user already member of groups dialout, sudo, audio, plugdev, direwolf, sambashare
Default background mildly annoying but better than other ham-related distros
wsjt-x, fldigi installed by default, wfview was not
Lots of esoteric software and things I haven’t heard of
TempestSDR
GNU Radio (many options)
Notice that many apps launch with a terminal window and sometimes do not actually start
Gridtracker is installed by default
xrdp FTW
Resources
https://lhs.fyi/Dz (DragonOS, Sourceforge)
LHS Readiness Score: 3.8 (4.5)
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