14 Mar 2022

WSJT-X on a Chromebook?

My shack PC runs Windows 10.  Currently it is almost exclusively used for WSJT-X.

My main PC in the lounge is an Asus Chromebook that I have used for about 2.5 years. It has been excellent: fast, the battery lasts for hours and it does nearly everything I want. It is also far less expensive than a Windows machine. My wife was also impressed and bought one. I would never go back to Windows. At first I was uncertain I had made the correct choice: I had.

At some point I may want to upgrade the Chromebook. If I do this, this current Chromebook might end up in the shack. Although the Chromebook will run Linux apps, I have never bothered.

Does anyone know how to install WSJT-X on a Chromebook please?

I am definitely NOT a computer nerd, so would need very simple instructions!

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3 comments:

  1. G1KQHMon Mar 14, 08:51:00 am GMT

    It will run under Linux..

    I think there are videos on Youtube running Linux on the Chrome book..

    73's Steve

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  2. Roger G3XBMMon Mar 14, 12:52:00 pm GMT

    Apparently the Linux used (if enabled) in the Chromebook is Debian, which is quite limited. I believe sound to external devices can be a problem as can syncing to Internet time.

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  3. Ken MayMon Mar 14, 07:07:00 pm GMT

    Hi Roger, what you could do is run wsjt-x on a raspberrypi controlling your rig, the use VNC to control the raspberry pi from your chromebook. I do this successfully from an apple ipad.

    best 73 Ken

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