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Aaron K5ATG

KX3 Utility

Does anyone know of any detailed instructions on installing the KX3 Utility
on Linux Ubuntu?
Aaron Scott K5ATG
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Bruce Nourish

Re: KX3 Utility

Untar it in your hormedir, run the kx3util script?

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a45wg-2

Re: KX3 Utility

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Ubuntu 32 or 64 bit (the latter is a little more difficult) ?

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a45wg-2

Re: KX3 Utility

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In case anyone else is trying to do this - this general procedure should work. I am starting off with a fairly basic Ubuntu 14 - 64 bit machine

General install for Ubuntu 14 - 64 bit

cd
mkdir kx3
cd kx3
wget http://www.elecraft.com/software/KX3/KX3UtilityLINUX_1_14_4_11.tgz
tar -zxvf KX3UtilityLINUX_1_14_4_11.tgz
cd kx3util_1_14_4_11

Add some 32 bit packages

sudo apt-get install lib32z1, lib32stdc++6, install libgtk:386

And now it should work

./kx3util

73s de Tim - A45WG

> On 6 Jun 2016, at 18:54, Bruce Nourish <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> Untar it in your hormedir, run the kx3util script?
>
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>> Does anyone know of any detailed instructions on installing the KX3 Utility
>> on Linux Ubuntu?
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ve3ibw

Re: KX3 Utility

Tim's library install didn't work for me. Might be because I am on Ubuntu
16.04.

Do everything Tim suggested up until you have to install libraries. Then
try the following. This is what I used for Ubuntu 16.04, 14.04, and
12.04:

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386
libgtk2.0-0:i386

./kx3util

I just tried this on a new install of a 64bit Ubuntu 16.04 image and it
worked. The KX3Util started a little slowly the first time, but then after
that it was within a second or two.

If you have a px3, you don't need to reinstall the libraries, just follow
Tim's directions to download the PX3 tar file and repeat the steps minus
the library install. Then type:
./px3util

You can always go to the Elecraft site and download using your browser too.

regards,
Brian
VE3IBW

On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 1:27 PM, a45wg <[hidden email]> wrote:

> In case anyone else is trying to do this - this general procedure should
> work. I am starting off with a fairly basic Ubuntu 14 - 64 bit machine
>
>
> General install for Ubuntu 14 - 64 bit
>
> cd
> mkdir kx3
> cd kx3
> wget
> http://www.elecraft.com/software/KX3/KX3UtilityLINUX_1_14_4_11.tgz
> tar -zxvf KX3UtilityLINUX_1_14_4_11.tgz
> cd kx3util_1_14_4_11
>
> Add some 32 bit packages
>
> sudo apt-get install lib32z1, lib32stdc++6, install libgtk:386
>
> And now it should work
>
> ./kx3util
>
>
> 73s de Tim - A45WG
>
>
>
>
> > On 6 Jun 2016, at 18:54, Bruce Nourish <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > Untar it in your hormedir, run the kx3util script?
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 7:09 AM Aaron K5ATG <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Does anyone know of any detailed instructions on installing the KX3
> Utility
> >> on Linux Ubuntu?
> >> Aaron Scott K5ATG
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Brian
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Re: KX3 Utility

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All I did in the past, was to:-

Create a new folder for it from my home folder.

Extract the contents of the downloaded archive to that folder.

Create a desktop launcher pointing to the executable.

Install curl (and it's dependancies.) Needed to download firmware from
Elecraft's site.

$ sudo apt-get install curl

I was already a member of the "dialout" group, but you might need to
join that group

$ sudo adduser <your username> dialout (Of course, sudo will ask for
your password.)

Then log out, and log back in again.

After all that, it "just worked." Even with any of my generic
USB<>Serial leads and homebrew cable, or the Elecraft USB<>KX3 lead.

The above worked well on Lubuntu, and Mint. Both derivatives of Ubuntu.

73.

Dave G0WBX.

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