How to install radar plugin on Raspberry Pi running OpenPlotter

[Sailormatt]

Hi All

I have started down the Raspberry Pi boat computer route and I'm trying to install the radar plugin.

I have enabled the Catalog expert mode and can see the beta channel but I can't see the radar plugin? If I change the compatability mode I can see the radar plugin on a few of the options but when installing the plugin won't launch and stays disabled.

I'm totally new to the whole Pi/Open Plotter ecosystem so go easy :-)

Can anyone help point me in the right direction?

[merrimac]

You probably installed a 64 bit OS, for 64 bits you need to follow the Flatpak installation. If you install the normal version the amount of plugins is severely limited.

https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/do...tallation:rpi4

[Sailormatt]

You're right :-)

I'm running the OpenPlotter software with everything pre-installed.

I've found the plugin in the flatpak-aarch64:20.08 compatibility section but when I install and activate the plugin I don't get an icon on the menu bar and when re-booting the plugin has deactivated itself.

I've not installed any instruments yet, gps etc as the Pi is at home, would that matter?

[verkerkbr]

The Radar plugin is in the OpenCPN flatpak version.

You can install the OpenCPN flatpak version as follows: You need an 64 bits version of the OS.

first install the flatpak envirement:

sudo apt install flatpak

then go to the flathub site. Search for OpenCPN.

Downloads (is not really a download !)

Then go in the terminal of you system to the folder Downloads.

There you see the downloaded OpenCPN instruction:

Then install OpenCPN flatpak version:

sudo flatpak installl (name of the file in the Download folder.)


Now you have a second OpenCPN (flatpak) version on your system.

Open OpenCPN flatpak. Choose update of the master plugins.

Now you have all the OpenCPN plugins available.


Flatpak is the universial version for almost all the Linux systems. Not only for OpenCPN but a lot of other application. All install on the manner.



Bram

[Sailormatt]

Ah ok, I think I understand - I'm new to the Pi and Linux.
Rather than have two OpenCPN versions can I unistall the current version as installed by Open Plotter?

Do you know what happens to the O-charts licence's if I unistall this version? Just bought a load of charts.

[verkerkbr]

Voor O-charts charts I strongly recommend the usb plugin dongle as copy protection.

The copy protection code is in the USB dongle. The Charts can be used on other systems by replacing the dongle. The O-charts plugin is in the Flatpak openCPN.

There is no need tot remove the present OpenCPN version. Because the Flatpak version runs in an own Flatpak enviroment.

Bram