Is Andy's Ham Radio Linux a safe distro to use?

bforster111 · 07-22-2016, 07:17 PM

Hi folks,

I'm getting into SDR radio as a hobby. Rather than compiling and dealing with installation errors and dependencies, It has all the drivers and programs pre-installed for amateur radio listening. I heard about this distro called Andy's Ham Radio Linux from a youtube search. I asked this because it is not in distrowatch's list. I appreciate any comments. Thanks

michaelk · 07-22-2016, 07:53 PM

I've never tried it but do not know why not. Will have to try it. As a side note I would imagine there are lots of remastered versions that never make the distrowatch list.

I use the following since it is more then just a remaster.

https://www.debian.org/blends/hamradio/

frankbell · 07-22-2016, 09:38 PM

There's review of it at Linux in the Ham Shack: http://lhspodcast.info/2014/05/show-notes-124/

The review is two years old, but it should answer the question about "safe to use."

bforster111 · 07-22-2016, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaelk

I've never tried it but do not know why not. Will have to try it. As a side note I would imagine there are lots of remastered versions that never make the distrowatch list.

I use the following since it is more then just a remaster.

https://www.debian.org/blends/hamradio/

Thanks I will give Debian Hamradio Pure Blend a try as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankbell

There's review of it at Linux in the Ham Shack: http://lhspodcast.info/2014/05/show-notes-124/

The review is two years old, but it should answer the question about "safe to use."

Thanks, I will give it a listen. If the review is positive, then I will try the distro.

Thanks to both.