SDR++ and Neovim Skywave Linux
More of the drivers needed to run plugin SDR devices are now sourced from git
repositories instead of the Ubuntu / Debian repos. The directory /usr/local/src
is packed with fresh source code from cloned repos. Bash scripts there are used
to manage updates, where you can simply run a script and it will freshen the local
source, compile the binaries, and install them. These are some of the changes:
- upgraded Xanmod kernel 5.15.14-rt27-xanmod1
- default screen resolution 1920 x 1080
- removed LightDM (now boot directly to the desktop)
- i3wm "master and stack" tiling window layout
- Configured fzf and fzf plugin for Neovim through Telescope and Treesitter
- Neovim more deeply integrated through Language Server Pprotocol
- fewer Neovim plugins for reduced latency
- LinHPSDR removed and replaced with SDR++ (SDRPlusPlus)
- Added SDR++ (SDRplusplus) working with devices through SoapySDR
- OBS Studio replaces Simplescreenrecorder
- Dump1090, the AIS monitor, and other utilities switched from Zenity to Rofi / Dmenu
- New RTLSDR bookmarks
- Revamped internet radio streamer
- Updated SSH tunneling (sshuttle); more stable behavior
It seems that a lot of people in the Eastern world are being cut off from
new sources such as the BBC. Fortunately, if you have internet and Skywave Linux, you
have access to the broadcasts you want. It is trivially easy to either get off-the-air
signals from a WebSDR or KiwiSDR - or use a circumvention app to stream noise-free content
directly from the studios.
It has become a challenge to keep up with the stream urls for that nice
high quality broadcast streaming. WTF, broadcasters? How much control do need over
your listeners? As if it is not enough to deal with blocked access on the receiving
end, we must play games with platforms who intend to choose who listens? Game on,
friends.
Skywave Linux v4.2 is a larger iso file, with more programming tools going along
with the git source for those SDR drivers. With the increased size, it is more powerful
Linux system. Over here, in my world, it has worked well for a number of monitoring,
writing, and content creation tasks which involve radio in one way or another. It is
a joy for writing Bash, Python, and HTML code. All while running my local SDR to sniff
for signals on the bands.
Enjoy,
P.C. AB9IL / Skywave Linux
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