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GeorgeP1111

KX3 Utility Linux version

I have been using the Windows version of the KX3 Utility but now that I have
Linux Mint ‘Sylvia’ Cinnamon Desktop edition 18.3 64-bit installed as
dual boot with Windows 7 I want to install the Linux version of the KX3
Utility. I downloaded KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz and extracted it to a
Linux folder. It has a Help and Kx3util Libs sub directories as well as a
Kx3util executable file. If I click on the executable file or attempt to
launch it via a desktop shortcut, nothing happens, no errors or warnings.

I did read the "Minimum Operating System Requirements for Elecraft
Utilities: X86-based Linux: GTK+ 2.8 or later, glibc-2.4, libstdc++.so.6
and cURL. 64-bit Linux requires 32-bit compatibility libraries"
requirements, and I also read that my version of Linux is 64 bit but comes
with the 32 bit libraries installed and is backward compatible with 32 bit
programs. The Help folder has nothing about installation that I saw, and a
Google search on Kx3util and Linux was no help.

I'm sure I missed something so if someone could point me in the right
direction I'd really like to get it installed.

tnx for the help.

de George
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a45wg-4

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

George,

First check the app is 32 bit

* ldd - will probably fail
* ./exec - probably says No File
* File info exec show it is i386 file

Add Arch support

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

Followed by

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6Li386

You may need the odd extrac package but you should be on your way (I hope with this)

Regards

Tim
A45WG

> On Jun 11, 2018, at 6:26 PM, George Pasek <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I have been using the Windows version of the KX3 Utility but now that I have Linux Mint ‘Sylvia’ Cinnamon Desktop edition 18.3 64-bit installed as dual boot with Windows 7 I want to install the Linux version of the KX3 Utility. I downloaded KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz and extracted it to a Linux folder. It has a Help and Kx3util Libs sub directories as well as a Kx3util executable file. If I click on the executable file or attempt to launch it via a desktop shortcut, nothing happens, no errors or warnings.
>
> I did read the "Minimum Operating System Requirements for Elecraft Utilities: X86-based Linux: GTK+ 2.8 or later, glibc-2.4, libstdc++.so.6 and cURL. 64-bit Linux requires 32-bit compatibility libraries" requirements, and I also read that my version of Linux is 64 bit but comes with the 32 bit libraries installed and is backward compatible with 32 bit programs. The Help folder has nothing about installation that I saw, and a Google search on Kx3util and Linux was no help.
>
> I'm sure I missed something so if someone could point me in the right direction I'd really like to get it installed.
>
> tnx for the help.
>
> de George
> WD0AKZ
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>
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Chris Hallinan

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

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If you open an terminal, change directory 'cd' to where the executable is,
and try to execute it manually by typing "./execname" (don't forget the dot
slash)

that will expose any error messages that are not displayed when you execute
through a file manager by clicking on the icon.

It's probably a library issue.

Chris

On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 10:27 AM George Pasek <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I have been using the Windows version of the KX3 Utility but now that I
> have
> Linux Mint ‘Sylvia’ Cinnamon Desktop edition 18.3 64-bit installed as
> dual boot with Windows 7 I want to install the Linux version of the KX3
> Utility. I downloaded KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz and extracted it to a
> Linux folder. It has a Help and Kx3util Libs sub directories as well as a
> Kx3util executable file. If I click on the executable file or attempt to
> launch it via a desktop shortcut, nothing happens, no errors or warnings.
>
> I did read the "Minimum Operating System Requirements for Elecraft
> Utilities: X86-based Linux: GTK+ 2.8 or later, glibc-2.4, libstdc++.so.6
> and cURL. 64-bit Linux requires 32-bit compatibility libraries"
> requirements, and I also read that my version of Linux is 64 bit but comes
> with the 32 bit libraries installed and is backward compatible with 32 bit
> programs. The Help folder has nothing about installation that I saw, and
> a
> Google search on Kx3util and Linux was no help.
>
> I'm sure I missed something so if someone could point me in the right
> direction I'd really like to get it installed.
>
> tnx for the help.
>
> de George
> WD0AKZ
> dit - dit
>
>
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Bill-4

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

This, sadly, is the downfall of Linux. Nothing is easy! Linux mainstream
versions such as Ubuntu and Mint are great systems - I run Mint dual
boot with Win 10 here. That said, I use the Win 10 side for everything
to do with my K-Line. I am spoiled, as are many others, by the ease of
installation/operation of the software I use on a regular basis.

Further, some software I use is not replaceable under Linux. There is
nothing up to the job available.

Wine is not the answer, as many Win programs will not properly run under
Wine/Linux - if at all. Recently, there is also a problem with Wine
itself - as being discussed on various Linux forums.

Personally, I would much prefer to run Linux 100% - for various reasons
(mainly security). That said, until Linux is made much more friendly to
the new user and the available software library drastically increases,
it will never be more than a very minor player at the user level. Linux
is, however, a major player in higher levels.

Bill W2BLC K-Line

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GeorgeP1111

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

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Thanks for the suggestion Chris. The response was:
./kx3util: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.

So it looks like it is a library issue.

tnx

George

From: Chris Hallinan
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 9:35 AM
To: [hidden email]
Cc: mailto:[hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Utility Linux version

If you open an terminal, change directory 'cd' to where the executable is, and try to execute it manually by typing "./execname" (don't forget the dot slash)

that will expose any error messages that are not displayed when you execute through a file manager by clicking on the icon.

It's probably a library issue.

Chris

On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 10:27 AM George Pasek <[hidden email]> wrote:

I have been using the Windows version of the KX3 Utility but now that I have
Linux Mint ‘Sylvia’ Cinnamon Desktop edition 18.3 64-bit installed as
dual boot with Windows 7 I want to install the Linux version of the KX3
Utility. I downloaded KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz and extracted it to a
Linux folder. It has a Help and Kx3util Libs sub directories as well as a
Kx3util executable file. If I click on the executable file or attempt to
launch it via a desktop shortcut, nothing happens, no errors or warnings.

I did read the "Minimum Operating System Requirements for Elecraft
Utilities: X86-based Linux: GTK+ 2.8 or later, glibc-2.4, libstdc++.so.6
and cURL. 64-bit Linux requires 32-bit compatibility libraries"
requirements, and I also read that my version of Linux is 64 bit but comes
with the 32 bit libraries installed and is backward compatible with 32 bit
programs. The Help folder has nothing about installation that I saw, and a
Google search on Kx3util and Linux was no help.

I'm sure I missed something so if someone could point me in the right
direction I'd really like to get it installed.

tnx for the help.

de George
WD0AKZ
dit - dit

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GeorgeP1111

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

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./exec said: ./kx3util: error while loading shared libraries:
libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Add Arch support
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
Followed by
sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dansmith/chirp-snapshots/ubuntu xenial
InRelease
Hit:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
Hit:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Ign:7 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease
Hit:8 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release
Reading package lists... Done
sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6Li386
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package libstdc++6Li386
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'libstdc++6Li386'

I think I'll just stick to Windows for now for Kx3 Utility. Maybe in the
future there will be a step-by-step install for us Linux dummies.

tnx
George

-----Original Message-----
From: a45wg
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 9:31 AM
To: George Pasek
Cc: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Utility Linux version

George,

First check the app is 32 bit

* ldd - will probably fail
* ./exec - probably says No File
* File info exec show it is i386 file

Add Arch support

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

Followed by

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6Li386

You may need the odd extrac package but you should be on your way (I hope
with this)

Regards

Tim
A45WG

> On Jun 11, 2018, at 6:26 PM, George Pasek <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I have been using the Windows version of the KX3 Utility but now that I
> have Linux Mint ‘Sylvia’ Cinnamon Desktop edition 18.3 64-bit installed
> as dual boot with Windows 7 I want to install the Linux version of the KX3
> Utility. I downloaded KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz and extracted it to a
> Linux folder. It has a Help and Kx3util Libs sub directories as well as a
> Kx3util executable file. If I click on the executable file or attempt to
> launch it via a desktop shortcut, nothing happens, no errors or warnings.
>
> I did read the "Minimum Operating System Requirements for Elecraft
> Utilities: X86-based Linux: GTK+ 2.8 or later, glibc-2.4, libstdc++.so.6
> and cURL. 64-bit Linux requires 32-bit compatibility libraries"
> requirements, and I also read that my version of Linux is 64 bit but comes
> with the 32 bit libraries installed and is backward compatible with 32 bit
> programs. The Help folder has nothing about installation that I saw, and
> a Google search on Kx3util and Linux was no help.
>
> I'm sure I missed something so if someone could point me in the right
> direction I'd really like to get it installed.
>
> tnx for the help.
>
> de George
> WD0AKZ
> dit - dit
>
>
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Don Wilhelm

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

If you are not good at deciphering cryptic messages with geek words,
don't use Linux.
I do wish it were better, but Linux seems to be steeped in "geekdom
language" - if you are not educated in the language, you do not deserve
to be part of our culture.
Until Linux produces plain text language for errors and such messages,
it will not be a major player in the computer operating systems.
Windows has its share of cryptic messages, but at least it is in plain
text and does not often refer to "gobbledygook" that is only understood
by Windows geeks.
I have tried Linux and have been stiffed by questions to the forums
saying essentially "if you don't understand the language, go away".
I am not a computer dummy - I understand DOS, but the Linux language is
a thing unto itself.
Ubuntu and Linux Mint have reduced the Linux install process difficulty,
but have not tackled the cryptic messages that can result.
If you only want to do only email and web surfing, then Linux can work
well for you, but anything else can be daunting with cryptic requests to
enter a nonsensical string of commands for "who knows what results" and
be shamed by the forum geeks who blame you for not understanding the
language.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 6/11/2018 11:00 PM, George Pasek wrote:

> ./exec said: ./kx3util: error while loading shared libraries:
> libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
>
> Add Arch support
>    sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
> Followed by
>     sudo apt-get update
>     Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
>     Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
>     Hit:3 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
>     Hit:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dansmith/chirp-snapshots/ubuntu
> xenial InRelease
>     Hit:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
>     Hit:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
>     Ign:7 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease
>     Hit:8 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release
>     Reading package lists... Done
>    sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6Li386
>     Reading package lists... Done
>     Building dependency tree
>     Reading state information... Done
>     E: Unable to locate package libstdc++6Li386
>     E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'libstdc++6Li386'
>
> I think I'll just stick to Windows for now for Kx3 Utility. Maybe in
> the future there will be a step-by-step install for us Linux dummies.
>

Michael Eberle

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

In reply to this post by Chris Hallinan

Go to a terminal window and issue the command: sudo /sbin/ldcongig v

This solved that problem for me.

73
Mike KI0HA

On 6/11/2018 21:54, George Pasek wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion Chris. The response was:
> ./kx3util: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.
>
> So it looks like it is a library issue.
>
>
>
> tnx
>
> George
>
>
> From: Chris Hallinan
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 9:35 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Cc: mailto:[hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Utility Linux version
>
> If you open an terminal, change directory 'cd' to where the executable is, and try to execute it manually by typing "./execname" (don't forget the dot slash)
>
> that will expose any error messages that are not displayed when you execute through a file manager by clicking on the icon.
>
> It's probably a library issue.
>
> Chris
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 10:27 AM George Pasek <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I have been using the Windows version of the KX3 Utility but now that I have
> Linux Mint ‘Sylvia’ Cinnamon Desktop edition 18.3 64-bit installed as
> dual boot with Windows 7 I want to install the Linux version of the KX3
> Utility. I downloaded KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz and extracted it to a
> Linux folder. It has a Help and Kx3util Libs sub directories as well as a
> Kx3util executable file. If I click on the executable file or attempt to
> launch it via a desktop shortcut, nothing happens, no errors or warnings.
>
> I did read the "Minimum Operating System Requirements for Elecraft
> Utilities: X86-based Linux: GTK+ 2.8 or later, glibc-2.4, libstdc++.so.6
> and cURL. 64-bit Linux requires 32-bit compatibility libraries"
> requirements, and I also read that my version of Linux is 64 bit but comes
> with the 32 bit libraries installed and is backward compatible with 32 bit
> programs. The Help folder has nothing about installation that I saw, and a
> Google search on Kx3util and Linux was no help.
>
> I'm sure I missed something so if someone could point me in the right
> direction I'd really like to get it installed.
>
> tnx for the help.
>
> de George
> WD0AKZ
> dit - dit
>
>
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W4KIL

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

Looks like a "typo" to me, : instead of L.

Andy W4KIL

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Michael Eberle

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

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oops, I meant sudo/sbin/ldconfig -v

On 6/12/2018 00:24, Michael Eberle wrote:

> Go to a terminal window and issue the command: sudo /sbin/ldcongig v
>
> This solved that problem for me.
>
> 73
> Mike KI0HA
>
> On 6/11/2018 21:54, George Pasek wrote:
>> Thanks for the suggestion Chris. The response was:
>> ./kx3util: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.6:
>> cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.
>>
>> So it looks like it is a library issue.
>>
>>
>>
>> tnx
>>
>> George
>>
>>
>> From: Chris Hallinan
>> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 9:35 AM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Cc: mailto:[hidden email]
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Utility Linux version
>>
>> If you open an terminal, change directory 'cd' to where the
>> executable is, and try to execute it manually by typing "./execname"
>> (don't forget the dot slash)
>>
>> that will expose any error messages that are not displayed when you
>> execute through a file manager by clicking on the icon.
>>
>> It's probably a library issue.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 10:27 AM George Pasek <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>    I have been using the Windows version of the KX3 Utility but now
>> that I have
>>    Linux Mint ‘Sylvia’ Cinnamon Desktop edition 18.3 64-bit
>> installed as
>>    dual boot with Windows 7 I want to install the Linux version of
>> the KX3
>>    Utility. I downloaded KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz and extracted
>> it to a
>>    Linux folder. It has a Help and Kx3util Libs sub directories as
>> well as a
>>    Kx3util executable file. If I click on the executable file or
>> attempt to
>>    launch it via a desktop shortcut, nothing happens, no errors or
>> warnings.
>>
>>    I did read the "Minimum Operating System Requirements for Elecraft
>>    Utilities: X86-based Linux: GTK+ 2.8 or later, glibc-2.4,
>> libstdc++.so.6
>>    and cURL. 64-bit Linux requires 32-bit compatibility libraries"
>>    requirements, and I also read that my version of Linux is 64 bit
>> but comes
>>    with the 32 bit libraries installed and is backward compatible
>> with 32 bit
>>    programs. The Help folder has nothing about installation that I
>> saw, and a
>>    Google search on Kx3util and Linux was no help.
>>
>>    I'm sure I missed something so if someone could point me in the right
>>    direction I'd really like to get it installed.
>>
>>    tnx for the help.
>>
>>    de George
>>    WD0AKZ
>>    dit - dit
>>
>>
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Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

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Re: "if you don't understand the language, go away".

THANK YOU, DON!!!

I agree with your entire post. I have actually asked for help in forums, and the responders have made typos what they tell me to type, and then they brow beat me because they made a mistake. One of them actually said, "You should have known what I meant to type!" YIKES! Not exactly a friendly community.

Every time I think about switching to Linux, it doesn't take me long to reconsider. Way too many hours are spent trying to make things work. It just isn't worth the trouble.

Mark
KE6BB

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Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

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KX3 Utils

I am running a totally basic Ubuntu Environment (64 bit).

I will get the KX3 Utils, extract and check the file type

mkdir /elecraft
chdir /elecraft
wget http://www.elecraft.com/software/KX3/KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz
tar -zxvf KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz
cd kx3util_1_16_6_25

Now to see what this file is

file file kx3util

I get the following output….

kx3util: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.0, stripped

Ok - it is a 32bit Image… So it will not run.

Here’s how to fix it, by adding the i386 Package ability, and then adding some needed libs

dpkg --add-architecture i386
apt-get update
apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386

Now if I check the file kx3util I can see it has resolved the i386 links (because I added the the i386 libs)

ldd kx3util
linux-gate.so.1 => (0xf77d0000)
libdl.so.2 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0xf77c4000)
libpthread.so.0 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0xf77a7000)
libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6 (0xf7630000)
libm.so.6 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 (0xf75db000)
libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 (0xf75be000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0xf7407000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xf77d1000)

Hope that is a slightly clearer instruction.

Should you want to automate this using Docker, this is the docker script for this.

FROM ubuntu:16.04
MAINTAINER [hidden email]

#Purpose of this project is test KX3 util
#by adding i386 lib references
#It will pull the elecraft kx3 utility into /elecraft
#
#Suggested Build:
# docker -t test/kx3:1.0 dockerfile
#
#Suggested Run:
# docker run -it test/kx3:1.0
run apt-get update && \
apt-get install wget -y

run dpkg --add-architecture i386 && \
apt-get update && \
mkdir /elecraft && \
chdir /elecraft && \
wget http://www.elecraft.com/software/KX3/KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz && \
tar -zxvf KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz && \
apt-get install -y libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386

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Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

Perhaps Elecraft could compile this app in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors.

Dealing with this kind of Linux stuff is not something most people should
have to do.

Jim/KA2RVO

On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 2:26 AM a45wg <[hidden email]> wrote:

> KX3 Utils
>
> I am running a totally basic Ubuntu Environment (64 bit).
>
> I will get the KX3 Utils, extract and check the file type
>
> mkdir /elecraft
> chdir /elecraft
> wget
> http://www.elecraft.com/software/KX3/KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz
> tar -zxvf KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz
> cd kx3util_1_16_6_25
>
> Now to see what this file is
>
> file file kx3util
>
> I get the following output….
>
> kx3util: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV),
> dynamically linked, interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.0,
> stripped
>
> Ok - it is a 32bit Image… So it will not run.
>
> Here’s how to fix it, by adding the i386 Package ability, and then adding
> some needed libs
>
> dpkg --add-architecture i386
> apt-get update
> apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386
>
> Now if I check the file kx3util I can see it has resolved the i386 links
> (because I added the the i386 libs)
>
> ldd kx3util
> linux-gate.so.1 => (0xf77d0000)
> libdl.so.2 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0xf77c4000)
> libpthread.so.0 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0xf77a7000)
> libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
> (0xf7630000)
> libm.so.6 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 (0xf75db000)
> libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 (0xf75be000)
> libc.so.6 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0xf7407000)
> /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xf77d1000)
>
> Hope that is a slightly clearer instruction.
>
> Should you want to automate this using Docker, this is the docker script
> for this.
>
>
> FROM ubuntu:16.04
> MAINTAINER [hidden email]
>
> #Purpose of this project is test KX3 util
> #by adding i386 lib references
> #It will pull the elecraft kx3 utility into /elecraft
> #
> #Suggested Build:
> # docker -t test/kx3:1.0 dockerfile
> #
> #Suggested Run:
> # docker run -it test/kx3:1.0
> run apt-get update && \
> apt-get install wget -y
>
> run dpkg --add-architecture i386 && \
> apt-get update && \
> mkdir /elecraft && \
> chdir /elecraft && \
> wget
> http://www.elecraft.com/software/KX3/KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz && \
> tar -zxvf KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz && \
> apt-get install -y libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386
>
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Tim, A45WG => DU3/M0FGC
>
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Paul Stoetzer

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

Or release it as source so it can be compiled and packaged for all
distributions.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 10:09 AM, James Austin <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Perhaps Elecraft could compile this app in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors.
>
> Dealing with this kind of Linux stuff is not something most people should
> have to do.
>
> Jim/KA2RVO
>
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 2:26 AM a45wg <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> KX3 Utils
>>
>> I am running a totally basic Ubuntu Environment (64 bit).
>>
>> I will get the KX3 Utils, extract and check the file type
>>
>> mkdir /elecraft
>> chdir /elecraft
>> wget
>> http://www.elecraft.com/software/KX3/KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz
>> tar -zxvf KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz
>> cd kx3util_1_16_6_25
>>
>> Now to see what this file is
>>
>> file file kx3util
>>
>> I get the following output….
>>
>> kx3util: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV),
>> dynamically linked, interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.0,
>> stripped
>>
>> Ok - it is a 32bit Image… So it will not run.
>>
>> Here’s how to fix it, by adding the i386 Package ability, and then adding
>> some needed libs
>>
>> dpkg --add-architecture i386
>> apt-get update
>> apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386
>>
>> Now if I check the file kx3util I can see it has resolved the i386 links
>> (because I added the the i386 libs)
>>
>> ldd kx3util
>> linux-gate.so.1 => (0xf77d0000)
>> libdl.so.2 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0xf77c4000)
>> libpthread.so.0 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0xf77a7000)
>> libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6
>> (0xf7630000)
>> libm.so.6 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 (0xf75db000)
>> libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 (0xf75be000)
>> libc.so.6 => /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0xf7407000)
>> /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xf77d1000)
>>
>> Hope that is a slightly clearer instruction.
>>
>> Should you want to automate this using Docker, this is the docker script
>> for this.
>>
>>
>> FROM ubuntu:16.04
>> MAINTAINER [hidden email]
>>
>> #Purpose of this project is test KX3 util
>> #by adding i386 lib references
>> #It will pull the elecraft kx3 utility into /elecraft
>> #
>> #Suggested Build:
>> # docker -t test/kx3:1.0 dockerfile
>> #
>> #Suggested Run:
>> # docker run -it test/kx3:1.0
>> run apt-get update && \
>> apt-get install wget -y
>>
>> run dpkg --add-architecture i386 && \
>> apt-get update && \
>> mkdir /elecraft && \
>> chdir /elecraft && \
>> wget
>> http://www.elecraft.com/software/KX3/KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz && \
>> tar -zxvf KX3UtilityLINUX_1_16_6_25.tgz && \
>> apt-get install -y libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Tim, A45WG => DU3/M0FGC
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
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ke9uw

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

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Reminds me of the kids in grade school who encrypted their conversations so nobody else felt welcome. Trouble is, the rest of us learned more by communicating freely.

Chuck
KE9UW

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> On Jun 12, 2018, at 1:42 AM, Mark via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Re: "if you don't understand the language, go away".
>
> THANK YOU, DON!!!
>
> I agree with your entire post. I have actually asked for help in forums, and the responders have made typos what they tell me to type, and then they brow beat me because they made a mistake. One of them actually said, "You should have known what I meant to type!" YIKES! Not exactly a friendly community.
>
> Every time I think about switching to Linux, it doesn't take me long to reconsider. Way too many hours are spent trying to make things work. It just isn't worth the trouble.
>
> Mark
> KE6BB
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Charlie T, K3ICH

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

And THAT reminds me of a time when Aunt Matilda just got her pension check
and someone stole her purse.
Her niece explained to the local cop saying: "That guy just stole my aunt's
pay".

The cop replied, " OK lady, cut the 'pig-latin' and tell me how it
happened".

Any of y'all old enough to understand that?

73, Charlie k3ICH

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Reminds me of the kids in grade school who encrypted their conversations so
nobody else felt welcome. Trouble is, the rest of us learned more by
communicating freely.

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Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

Amusing image...

Chuck
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Utility Linux version

And THAT reminds me of a time when Aunt Matilda just got her pension check
and someone stole her purse.
Her niece explained to the local cop saying: "That guy just stole my aunt's
pay".

The cop replied, " OK lady, cut the 'pig-latin' and tell me how it
happened".

Any of y'all old enough to understand that?

73, Charlie k3ICH

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[hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Utility Linux version

Reminds me of the kids in grade school who encrypted their conversations so
nobody else felt welcome. Trouble is, the rest of us learned more by
communicating freely.

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Edward R Cole

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

In reply to this post by GeorgeP1111

Just as "Life is too short for QRP", Life is too short for devoting
my retirement years to learning Linux.

It seems these days more hams are professional computer geeks but
total amateurs with understanding RF. Evidence: the growing
population of wireless noise floor. Some day they will be looking
for some old bent over RF engineer to rescue their mess (aka Y2K).

Me? Just a bent former mw engineer (of course). Keep the faith, Don!
My first computer was a Comadore-64. Then a job in 1982 with the
original PC (8080) and DOS 1.1. Had to self-teach myself to program
(BASIC) so I could do my job. I'm pretty good a coding but that
bores the sh*t out me.

At a job interview with IBM many, many years ago, when asked what i
was interested in doing, I answered microwave engineering ... I
didn't get the job with IBM (LOL).

73, Ed - KL7UW
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Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

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I've migrated through several OS worlds over the decades. IBM's
universe had a significant amount of acronyms that required careful
tongue maneuvers to pronounce ... "DASD" was one of the easiest, as was
"ISAM" ["Incredibly Slow Access Method"]. EB-se-dick, a little harder.
Eventually, Unix became essential and I grep-ped and glob-bed, and
struggled with regular expressions about as much as I had to with
partial differential equations. When I retired, I decided to learn how
to read Russian with all the free time I was going to have. Russian was
much easier than Unix. The free time never materialized.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 6/11/2018 9:34 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> If you are not good at deciphering cryptic messages with geek words,
> don't use Linux.
> I do wish it were better, but Linux seems to be steeped in "geekdom
> language" - if you are not educated in the language, you do not
> deserve to be part of our culture.
> Until Linux produces plain text language for errors and such messages,
> it will not be a major player in the computer operating systems.
> Windows has its share of cryptic messages, but at least it is in plain
> text and does not often refer to "gobbledygook" that is only
> understood by Windows geeks.
> I have tried Linux and have been stiffed by questions to the forums
> saying essentially "if you don't understand the language, go away".
> I am not a computer dummy - I understand DOS, but the Linux language
> is a thing unto itself.
> Ubuntu and Linux Mint have reduced the Linux install process
> difficulty, but have not tackled the cryptic messages that can result.
> If you only want to do only email and web surfing, then Linux can work
> well for you, but anything else can be daunting with cryptic requests
> to enter a nonsensical string of commands for "who knows what results"
> and be shamed by the forum geeks who blame you for not understanding
> the language.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR

rich hurd WC3T

Re: KX3 Utility Linux version

Brownie points if you know what SPOOL meant. Without resorting to
Google-fu.

I'm still a green-screen guy at heart. Give me a raised floor and a bunch
of bus and tag pairs, and I'm in heaven.

On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 13:17 Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I've migrated through several OS worlds over the decades. IBM's
> universe had a significant amount of acronyms that required careful
> tongue maneuvers to pronounce ... "DASD" was one of the easiest, as was
> "ISAM" ["Incredibly Slow Access Method"]. EB-se-dick, a little harder.
> Eventually, Unix became essential and I grep-ped and glob-bed, and
> struggled with regular expressions about as much as I had to with
> partial differential equations. When I retired, I decided to learn how
> to read Russian with all the free time I was going to have. Russian was
> much easier than Unix. The free time never materialized.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
>
> On 6/11/2018 9:34 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> > If you are not good at deciphering cryptic messages with geek words,
> > don't use Linux.
> > I do wish it were better, but Linux seems to be steeped in "geekdom
> > language" - if you are not educated in the language, you do not
> > deserve to be part of our culture.
> > Until Linux produces plain text language for errors and such messages,
> > it will not be a major player in the computer operating systems.
> > Windows has its share of cryptic messages, but at least it is in plain
> > text and does not often refer to "gobbledygook" that is only
> > understood by Windows geeks.
> > I have tried Linux and have been stiffed by questions to the forums
> > saying essentially "if you don't understand the language, go away".
> > I am not a computer dummy - I understand DOS, but the Linux language
> > is a thing unto itself.
> > Ubuntu and Linux Mint have reduced the Linux install process
> > difficulty, but have not tackled the cryptic messages that can result.
> > If you only want to do only email and web surfing, then Linux can work
> > well for you, but anything else can be daunting with cryptic requests
> > to enter a nonsensical string of commands for "who knows what results"
> > and be shamed by the forum geeks who blame you for not understanding
> > the language.
> >
> > 73,
> > Don W3FPR
>
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