Re: installing on Ubuntu

> Hi David,
>
>
> Current version works well with raster maps (png or what ever).
>
> I have mapnik/postgres installed but when that runs out in remote areas
> change to raster maps.
>
> Maybe I need to look at writing up a howto on how to install without
> mapnik and just using raster maps.
>
> Cheers
> Ross
>
>> Thanks Ross, maybe I'll give it a try. Did so some months ago following
>> what looked like an earlier version and it was certainly not easy. Now,
>> I was installing onto kubuntu then and lots of the undocumented problems
>> seemed to relate to things Gnome may put there. I started keeping a list
>> of the problems but soon gave up! But did get it working.
>
>> It really is a very complicated install. Fine for people actively
>> working on the project (thanks Guys !) but maybe too much for people
>> like me who would like a play with GPSDrive occasionally. My laptop is a
>> work tool 99% of its time. For example, I don't really want postgres
>> installed and running by default just to get OSM. OSM is cool but does
>> not show the map content I want to see. The earlier versions of GPSDrive
>> that needed only PNG images, easily made from ecw maps was great but a
>> bit buggy.
>
>> Anyway, thanks for your time, please don't see my comments as
>> complaints, far from it. Its important the developers of something as
>> great as GPSDrive get some feedback from "ordinary users" as well as
>> close team members.
>>
>> And it is a great project !
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>
>
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