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[rgleason]

This is just a frustrating experience. The server is messed up.

[rgleason]

It worked! I guess it was the server.

rgleason@Dart:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppapencpn/opencpn
A Chartplotter and GPS Navigation Software.

OpenCPN is a free software (GPLv2) project to create a concise chartplotter and navigation software for use as an underway or planning tool. OpenCPN is developed by a team of active sailors using real world conditions for program testing and refinement.
More info: https://launchpad.net/~opencpn/+archive/ubuntu/opencpn
Press [ENTER] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel adding it.

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[rgleason]

OK, great. I've installed OpenCPN.... looking for how to start Opencpn from the Terminal prompt. Nothing in the "Getting Started" manual for linux or Ubuntu!

Also I've added launchpad to my system and I found it here.
https://launchpad.net/~opencpn/+archive/ubuntu/opencpn
but I am going to want to use some plugins, so how do I select and install them? Nothing about that in the manual. Do I use a command similar to what I used for Opencpn?

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa: opencpn/[plugin]
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install [plugin]

How will it know to install the "bionic1" version of the plugins?

[rgleason]

Tried to start with:

>OpenCPN




Then tried

rgleason@Dart:~$ which opencpn
/usr/bin/opencpn
rgleason@Dart:~$ cd /user/bin/opencpn
-bash: cd: /user/bin/opencpn: No such file or directory
rgleason@Dart:~$ cd /user/bin/opencpn/
-bash: cd: /user/bin/opencpn/: No such file or directory
rgleason@Dart:~$

[transmitterdan]

Rick,

If you installed it then you don’t need to find where it is. Linux will know because you installed it. But if you did not install it then it will never run.

In the build directory run this;

sudo make install

[bdbcat]

rgleason@Dart:~$ which opencpn
/usr/bin/opencpn


Looks like it is already installed in the default location.
How about:

$opencpn

???


Dave

[rgleason]

Yes, but unfortunately

$OpenCPN

Gives me errors like this, lots off ALSA errors. See
Post 1504 attachment

ALSA lib conf.c:5007snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2495snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM dmix
Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory
Cannot connect to server request channel
jack server is not running or cannot be started
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
11:41:20: Error: Unable to initialize GTK+, is DISPLAY set properly?
rgleason@Dart:~$

[rgleason]

I was trying to list what is in /usr/bin/opencpn
and understand the directory structure.

Am I in the Desktop directory? /rgleason/ ?

Where is the /usr/ directory?


I think this is some dumb terminal program that is just interested in Text, not graphics.
It does not know anything about opengl or Jack ---whatever that is.


--Just like I know "jack" about ubuntu

rgleason@Dart:~$ find -H . opencpn

.
./.bash_history
./.bash_logout
./.bashrc
./.gnupg
./.gnupg/pubring.kbx
./.gnupg/trustdb.gpg
./.local
./.local/share
./.local/share/nano
./.profile
./.sudo_as_admin_successful
find: ‘opencpn’: No such file or directory
rgleason@Dart:~$ find /usr/bin/opencpn
/usr/bin/opencpn
rgleason@Dart:~$ dir /usr/bin/opencpn
/usr/bin/opencpn
rgleason@Dart:~$ list /user/bin/opencpn

Command 'list' not found, did you mean:

So these two commands work and show the opencpn directory

rgleason@Dart:~$ find /usr/bin/opencpn
/usr/bin/opencpn
rgleason@Dart:~$ dir /usr/bin/opencpn
/usr/bin/opencpn


How to list the files there?

[rgleason]

TDAn, I started a thread here for Ov50 Linux in Win10 Ubuntu Terminal, using your posts
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...ml#post2894800

[fgd3]

Originally Posted by rgleason

Yes, but unfortunately

$OpenCPN

Gives me errors like this, lots off ALSA errors. See
Post 1504 attachment

You do know that Linux commands are case sensitive, right? If the installed package is "opencpn" you won't launch it with "OpenCPN".


Fabbian

[Ivanm]

I want to edit my waypoints to remove the names and replace it with a number my problem is that to use the replace function does not help me as the names is different eg.<name> Pt 0987</name> or <name>wpt 002</name> like this is there a way to do this at once.

[nohal]

Originally Posted by Ivanm

I want to edit my waypoints to remove the names and replace it with a number my problem is that to use the replace function does not help me as the names is different eg.<name> Pt 0987</name> or <name>wpt 002</name> like this is there a way to do this at once.

Write a script in some scripting language like Python or use GPSBabel's "smart names" feature if it is smart enough for what you want to do.

[Delphis]

Hello
I’m new to the forum and new to Opencpn. I’ve searched the forums and studied the manual but can’t solve my problem. I have downloaded opencpn yo my MacBook but I don’t have a chart downloaded tab. I uninstalled and resided several times and even tried an older version but still no downloaded tab. Please help

[bcn]

Your issue has been addressed in the latest macOS version 5.0.1
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...-a-220988.html

[Delphis]

Thanks for the advice. My Mac is not actually using Mojave but now I’m thinking I need to update it. I’ll do that and see what that does