Fldigi - Precompiled Binary


Hamlib required

You will need to have hamlib-1.2.6 installed on your system before fldigi can be executed.  Most current distributions either have a deb or rpm distribution file for hamlib-1.2.6.  If you must compile from source you can find it at:

    http://www.hamlib.org
   
Follow the instructions in the source code top directory to compile, link and install the library.

Installing fldigi

The static executables are tested on as many distributions as possible to insure that they work "out-of-the-box", but there are always a few Linux distributions that may have a missing link or library.  The precompiled binaries have been tested and work correctly on all of the Debian and Ubuntu/Kubuntu distributions.  They have also been tested and confirmed to work on Suse 10.1, and Mandriva 2007.

Download the tarball for the binary version and unpack to a directory on your HD such as $HOME/bin or some other convenient directory of your choosing.

You can create a link to the fldigi executable on your desktop using the fldigi.png icon located in the unpack directory.  Creating a desktop link to an application is different for each desktop manager, so please refer to the documentation for your specific manager.

The first time that you execute fldigi either from the command line or by clicking on the executable in a file manager or the desktop icon it will create a new directory and file:
You can edit the macros.mdf file to create custom macros that meet your operating requirements, but it is easier to use the built-in macro editor that fldigi provides.

See Transceiver Control for details on using rig control with fldigi.

You should read the instructions on Configuring Fldigi to set up the push-to-talk, sound card, and possibly hamlib or rigCAT i/o to your transceiver.


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