QSSTV installation
The last versions of QSSTV (9.1.x) are not available in the official repository. We have to compile the software in order to benefit the last functionalities. This tutorial explain how to compile the program and create a shortcut on the desktop and the start menu. However, you can use the old version from the official repository if you wants.
1) Right click on the desktop and select "Open in a terminal" in the menu.
2) Enter the following command to install the first needed components to compile the program :
sudo apt-get -y install g++ libfftw3-dev qt5-default libpulse-dev
3) Linux will install all the needed packages and dependencies.
4) To continue, enter the following command to install the last needed components :
sudo apt-get -y install hamlib-dev libasound-dev libv4l-dev
5) One more time Linux will install the needed packages. After that, you can close the terminal Window.
6) G to the QSSTV Website via the Links area and dowload the software.
7) Go to the "Software / Download" section and get the "Open JPEG.tar.gz" archive which contains the Open JPEG libraries for 32 and 64 bits architecture.
8) Go to the place where both software have been saved.
9) Right click on the "qsstv_9.1.x" archive (9.1.4 in this example) and select "Extract here" in the menu.
10) You will get a folder named "qsstv_9.1.x" beside the archive.
11) Repeat the operation for the "Open JPEG.tar.gz" archive.
12) You should get a folder named "Open JPEG".
13) Go back to the "Software / Download" menu and download the archive "Linux-HAM-Icons.tar.gz".
14) Right click beside the downloaded archive and select "Open in a terminal" in the menu.
15) Enter the following command to extract the icons and press "Enter" :
sudo tar xvf Linux-HAM-Icons.tar.gz -C /usr/share/icons
16) Once the extraction done, you can close the terminal window.
17) Next, open the folder "Open JPEG" then enter in the directory "32" or "64" according to your OS architecture.
18) You should find two "deb" packages which have to be installed in a particular order. To save time and avoid making a mistake with the installation order, we will use the terminal. Right click beside the files and select "Open in a terminal" in the menu.
19) Enter the command sudo dpkg -i *.deb to start the installation then press "Enter".
20) Once the installation is done, you can close the terminal window.
21) Open the "qsstv_9.1.x" folder.
22) Once again, right click beside the files and select "Open in a terminal".
23) Enter the command qmake then press "Enter".
24) Enter the command make and press "Enter" to launch the compilation.
25) Be patient since this step is the longest of the entire process. Once the work is finished, we just have to install the software.
26) Enter the command sudo make install then press "Enter".
27) Once the installation is done you can close the window.
28) Right click on the desktop and select "Create a new launcher" in the menu.
29) In the "Name" field, type "QSSTV" and in the "Command" field, enter "qsstv" in lowercase. Then click on the icon to the left to change the shortcut picture.
30) Use the file selector to go to the root of you hard disk then open successively the folder "usr", "share" and "icons". Click on the "qsstv.png" file then press the "Validate" button.
31) Once the icon selected, click on the "Validate" button to put the shortcut on the desktop.
32) An alert ask you whether you want to create a shortcut in the start menu or not. This could be useful in case you delete the desktop shortcut. I suggest you to answer "Yes".
33) Click on the desktop icon to start the program.
34) While loading, you should see the picture below.
35) Welcome to QSSTV version 9.1.x !
