Software Question: KStar Linux

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 20:28:34 +0100, Gautam Majumdar wrote:

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 16:45:29 +0100, kevin wrote:

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 08:59:43 -0700, Deanna Linux wrote:

I try asking question regarding K Stars (Astronomy Software 4 Linux)
but no one seems to know anything about. I am assuming some Linux user
here may know about it.

I have not used K-stars but have used XPLNS, you can find it at google.
If you have not tried it already it is very good.

Or try

http://www.astroarts.com/products/xplns

It is of course free and much the same as Redshift for Windows.

Yes, xplns is a superb program. Unfortunately, it can be run only with
glibc 2.2.X. It has not been updated to glibc 2.3.X. Most current linux
distros use the later version of glibc. It installs OK on systems with
glibc 2.3.x but won't run. xplns is available only in binary form as it
includes proprietary codes, thus you cannot compile it in your system
either.

Right thanks for that I did not know, I checked the link I gave and there
is a package available for Redhat Glibc2.3. I had xplns running fine on
slackware V7 but have recently upgraded to slackware V9 with Glibc2.3
I tried the Redhat package out of desperation but it wont work, I am
probably going to go back to slackware V7 anyway as I have had nothing
but problems with V9.

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 16:45:29 +0100, kevin wrote:

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 08:59:43 -0700, Deanna Linux wrote:

I try asking question regarding K Stars (Astronomy Software 4 Linux)
but no one seems to know anything about. I am assuming some Linux user
here may know about it.

I have not used K-stars but have used XPLNS, you can find it at google.
If you have not tried it already it is very good.

Or try

http://www.astroarts.com/products/xplns

It is of course free and much the same as Redshift for Windows.

Yes, xplns is a superb program. Unfortunately, it can be run only with
glibc 2.2.X. It has not been updated to glibc 2.3.X. Most current linux
distros use the later version of glibc. It installs OK on systems with
glibc 2.3.x but won't run. xplns is available only in binary form as it
includes proprietary codes, thus you cannot compile it in your system
either.

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On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 08:59:43 -0700, Deanna Linux wrote:

I try asking question regarding K Stars (Astronomy Software 4 Linux)
but no one seems to know anything about. I am assuming some Linux user
here may know about it.

Every time I open K-stars it shows fills half the screen toggle
horizon and it very annoying. Is there anyway to make it still while I
navigate from East to West?

http://edu.kde.org/kstars/screens/eclipse05312003.png (see the green
horizon, i wanna some like the way it's this picture) Another words I
wanna shrink horizon.

Hello Deanna,

I have not used K-stars but have used XPLNS, you can find it at
google. If you have not tried it already it is very good.

Or try

http://www.astroarts.com/products/xplns


It is of course free and much the same as Redshift for Windows.

Deanna,

You can also use the toggle ground icon in the tool bar
to get rid of the horizon.

Marc
Deanna Linux wrote:

I try asking question regarding K Stars (Astronomy Software 4 Linux)
but no one seems to know anything about. I am assuming some Linux user
here may know about it.

Every time I open K-stars it shows fills half the screen toggle
horizon and it very annoying. Is there anyway to make it still while I
navigate from East to West?

http://edu.kde.org/kstars/screens/eclipse05312003.png (see the green
horizon, i wanna some like the way it's this picture) Another words I
wanna shrink horizon.

Deanna,

You can also use the toggle ground icon in the tool bar
to get rid of the horizon.

Marc
Deanna Linux wrote:

I try asking question regarding K Stars (Astronomy Software 4 Linux)
but no one seems to know anything about. I am assuming some Linux user
here may know about it.

Every time I open K-stars it shows fills half the screen toggle
horizon and it very annoying. Is there anyway to make it still while I
navigate from East to West?

http://edu.kde.org/kstars/screens/eclipse05312003.png (see the green
horizon, i wanna some like the way it's this picture) Another words I
wanna shrink horizon.