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will Linux work as good as windows 8 with my 6700

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John Molenda
John Molenda Member
edited June 2020 in FLEX-6000 Signature Series
I am thinking of switching over to Linux . I have two questions 1) will my 6700 work well with Linux ? 2) If Linux will work fine with the radio which version is reccommended

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  • Bob G W1GLV
    Bob G W1GLV Member ✭✭
    edited June 2020
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    I'm afraid not. SmartSDR is a windows program. The only way it would run in Linux is to use a VM (virtual machine).
  • Stu Phillips - K6TU
    Stu Phillips - K6TU Member ✭✭
    edited May 2020
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    John,

    SmartSDR from FlexRadio only runs on Windows.  It will run fine in a Windows VM hosted on another operating system like Mac OSX (using Parallels) or on Linux with KVM or similar hypervisor.

    I haven't tried running SmartSDR on Linux with the WINE interface but I doubt it will work - or if it does, very well.

    Note this isn't an issue of the radio, its an issue of the thin clients.

    There are partial clients (partial in currently lacking support for pan adaptors, DAX etc) running on Mac OS X (MacLogger DX), Apple iOS (my K6TU Control app) and on Windows using the N4PY software.

    There are no technical issues in building full clients for other platforms, the API to the radio easily permits this but its a Serious Matter of Programming - resources, effort and time.

    Hope this helps re understanding.
    Stu K6TU
  • John Molenda
    John Molenda Member
    edited December 2014
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    Thanks for the info .  I am having so many problems with windows 8.1 I was hoping I could just switch over Maybe I will try to use linux for everything else and keep windows just for the radio .  thanks again . John kb2huk
  • IW7DMH, Enzo
    IW7DMH, Enzo Member ✭✭
    edited January 2017
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    The best switch I can suggest is for Windows 7 64 bit. 73 Enzo iw7dmh
  • Takeshi Yamada
    Takeshi Yamada Member ✭✭
    edited December 2014
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    I recommend you to use Linux and VirtualBox, free VM from oracle, and run Windows 7/8.1 on virtualbox.  It works without any problems.

    73 de JI1BNU

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