[Hackrf-dev] Best OS/Setup for HackRF/GRC

[Russell Hande]

Sorry about that, I should have stuck with my instinct and left it as
Zero, or Mr. Chaos :)

On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Rick "Zero_Chaos" Farina
<zerochaos at gentoo.org> wrote:

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> On 08/09/2013 10:42 PM, Russell Hande wrote:

>> Just going to throw my two cents in here regarding choosing between my

>> LiveDVD and Rick's distro. (as far as I know, feel free to correct me,

>> Rick)

> No offense taken, but I will correct you.  First, when someone signs all

> their emails "Zero", it normally means only their mother calls them

> "Rick" ;-)

>>

>> 1) Ubuntu is a bit easier with the packages, but my LiveDVD is just a

>> one time deal, where as Rick is continually updating his distro.

>>

>> 2) Pentoo is based on Gentoo, which means EVERY package you install

>> needs to be built from scratch (it will do it for you, but package

>> installation takes a lot longer, depending on your PC's speed)

> I've added binary support as well.  If you follow the normal update

> procedure and add the "-g" flag to emerge you won't have to build

> anything.  It was pretty recent, so the full docs on the wiki are not up

> to date yet.

>>

>> 3) Pen/Gentoo is more up to date, and Rick is more likely to fix any

>> problems that come along than I am.

>>

>> 4) However, Gentoo may not be for the light at heart or Linux newbie.

> Gentoo is very much not for n00bs, however, I strive to make it

> accessible to everyone (with varying degree of success).  If you have an

> issue and open a bug I will do my best to fix the issue so you and

> everyone else have an easier time.

>

> Thanks,

> Zero

>>

>> So, my two cents here is if you are comfortable with linux, go with

>> Rick's Pentoo distro, as if any future problems come up, I'm sure Rick

>> will address them in an update.

>>

>> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 10:27 PM, Rick "Zero_Chaos" Farina

>> <zerochaos at gentoo.org> wrote:

>> On 08/09/2013 09:48 PM, Jay Bougie wrote:

>>>>> Seeking opinions on best Linux OS to install for working with HackRF & GRC

>>>>> (and other tools.)

>>>>>

>>>>> Setting up a new PC and want to decrease future headaches. I have used with

>>>>> Ubuntu in the past with fairly good success but curious if something like

>>>>> RHEL, Backtrack or others....  Would be preferred, or more

>>>>> standard/supported.

>>

>> I run Pentoo Linux and I'm aiming to have very good support of all kinds

>> of SDR stuff.  Hackrf, gqrx, gnuradio, multimon, all kinds of stuff.  It

>> is shameless self-promotion but the RC1.9 release is pretty nice.

>>

>> http://www.pentoo.ch/download/

>>

>> Thanks,

>> Zero

>>>>>

>>>>> Also,  my approach was going to be multi boot (PC is starting as a windows

>>>>> box) ,  but if anyone thought VM's are not a problem that might be

>>>>> preferred - - again appreciate anyone's thoughts or discussion on the

>>>>> topic.

>>>>>

>>>>> Best,  Jay

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

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>>>>>

>>

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