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[Kamal Mostafa <kamal@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello ubuntu-hams!

I am happy to announce that Ubuntu's version of the 'hamlib' rig control
library [1] has been updated to the latest version (hamlib 1.2.10) in
the upcoming Ubuntu "Lucid" release.  Hamlib is used by most
applications that support rig control [2].  Our thanks to the upstream
hamlib developers for all their work and this fine software.

The ubuntu-hams-devel team is also considering the idea of pushing this
new hamlib version into Karmic (upgrading the hamlib installed in all
current Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic" systems) but we need your help to test it
first.

See *** Karmic PPA *** below if you'd like to try the new hamlib, and
thanks in advance for your feedback.

73 de KA6MAL

Kamal Mostafa (http://launchpad.net/~kamalmostafa)
ubuntu-hams-devel team

[1] http://www.hamlib.org/
[2]
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/hamlib/index.php?title=Applications


*** Hamlib 1.2.10 features ***

Hamlib version 1.2.10 includes the following improvements from the
hamlib 1.2.9 version currently released in Ubuntu Karmic:

   * New models: IC-7200, PCR-1500, PCR-2500, RX-340, R&S ESMC, BC898T,
      Si570 AVR-USB, Paragon (skeleton)
   * New rotator backend: SPID, GS-232 (not A or B) Fixes and features:
   * TH-F7E, K2, FT-920, Yaesu NewCAT, IC-7000, IC-7800,
      IC-910, IC-718, IC-756PROIII, Tentec Orion, Jupiter, RX320,
      AOR-8000, PCR-1000, Video4Linux, all the kenwood backends, GS-232A
   * ABI version in backend symbols expose PTT/DCD setup through
   * rig_set_conf() Parallel port PTT now following cwdaemon
   * (STROBE+INIT) interface bindings ltdl update


*** Karmic PPA ***

I have produced an update package for Karmic which provides the new
hamlib version 1.2.10 for Ubuntu Karmic.  To install it on your system,
follow the instructions at
https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA/InstallingSoftware .  This
PPA's location is "ppa:ubuntu-hams/ppa", so the commands you'll run in a
terminal will be:

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-hams/ppa

  sudo apt-get update

Once you've done that (and assuming you have some hamlib-based
applications installed), you will see the little orange "Update Manager"
icon appear, indicating that some software updates are available.  Click
that icon and then "Install Updates" as usual to pick up the PPA and the
new version of hamlib.  And that's it -- applications which use hamlib
will use the new version automatically.

You can revert to the original Karmic version of hamlib any time you
wish by using the Software Sources application (System > Administration
 > Software Sources > Other Software).  The new PPA hamlib version will
also be automatically upgraded if an "official" version does get
released for Karmic.

Please report any problems you encounter with this PPA version of hamlib
to this group, or to me <kamal@xxxxxxxxxx> directly.  Also let me know
if works fine for you, as that feedback would be useful as well.
Thanks!

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