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LinBPQ Installation using apt
This process is suitable for Debian-based operating systems, e.g. Debian, Raspberry Pi OS, Ubuntu.
Preparation
Do this once, only.
Our very own Hibby MM0RFN, also a Debian maintainer, has kindly packaged and is maintaining various Linux packet radio software, among them LinBPQ.
To start using his repo, you need tell your machine to trust the repo:
wget -q https://online-amateur-radio-club-m0ouk.github.io/oarc-packages/hibby.key sudo mv hibby.key /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/hibby.asc
Then you need to add the repo:
# Ubuntu 22.04 LTS amd64 sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://online-amateur-radio-club-m0ouk.github.io/oarc-packages jammy main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list' # Raspberry Pi sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://online-amateur-radio-club-m0ouk.github.io/oarc-packages bullseye main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list' # Debian 13 amd64 sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://online-amateur-radio-club-m0ouk.github.io/oarc-packages testing main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list' # Debian 12 amd64 sudo sh -c 'echo "deb https://online-amateur-radio-club-m0ouk.github.io/oarc-packages bookworm main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list'
Installation
After following the above steps, to install LinBPQ, run the below commands:
sudo apt update sudo apt install -y linbpq
LinBPQ runs as a background service and requires a config file - see the next sections for details.
Configuration
A default config file will be placed at /opt/oarc/bpq/bpq32.cfg and linked to /etc/bpq32.cfg for editing convenience. If you replace /etc/bpq32.cfg entirely, you will have broken the link, so if you plan to replace it, replace it at /opt/oarc/bpq/bpq32.cfg.
Simple config file suitable for a basic node with a single KISS modem, e.g. NinoTNC: https://gist.github.com/M0LTE/52824537b3fe21d19baf9a66eda4db86
wget -q https://gist.githubusercontent.com/M0LTE/52824537b3fe21d19baf9a66eda4db86/raw/fde7d76562bc26306543c4f7ea10ea55f509ac57/bpq32.cfg # edit as required, then: sudo mv bpq32.cfg /opt/oarc/bpq/bpq32.cfg
When you have updated the config, restart LinBPQ:
sudo systemctl restart linbpq
Check on its status:
sudo systemctl status linbpq
Show its logs:
journalctl -u linbpq
(use arrows / page up/down to navigate, press q to quit)
BPQ Chat
If you get “No APPLCALL for Chat APPL” in the BPQ logs, and “Sorry, Application CHAT is not running” when you issue CHAT at the node prompt, ensure that the ApplNum in /opt/oarc/bpq/chatconfig.cfg is set to the number of the APPLICATION in /opt/oarc/bpq/bpq32.cfg. You can also do this in Chat Mgmt in the BPQ web interface.
Accessing the node
There are various ways to access your node locally:
in a browser, e.g. http://yournode:8008
using QtTermTCP, a cross-platform GUI with some more advanced features for monitoring etc, connecting to port 8011
using Telnet (e.g. PuTTY in Telnet mode), connecting to port 8010
Username and password as per your config file.
Updating
To update LinBPQ to the latest version in Hibby's apt repo, simply:
sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade