<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family: verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Thanks a lot Mike! I noticed while trying to download the source that I didn't see anything concerning or relating to a linux distribution. Does one exist? I work primarily on Linux (Ubuntu), but I do have a windows machine.<br><br>- John<br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Matt Wilkie <matt.wilkie@gov.yk.ca><br>Cc: osgeo4w-dev <osgeo4w-dev@lists.osgeo.org><br>Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 3:59:48 PM<br>Subject: Re: [osgeo4w-dev] Getting Started<br><br>
Hi John,<br><br>Although the underlying programs are mature, the packaging of Osgeo4w is<br>young, thus the difficulties you've encountered. Most people using<br>Osgeo4w so far are familiar with the programs and how to use them so the<br>little things like how to get started are easily missed sometimes. Thank<br>you for pointing them out.<br><br> From the OSGeo4W Shell you can acess the command line utilities,<br>chiefly: <a href="http://www.gdal.org/gdal_utilities.html" target="_blank">http://www.gdal.org/gdal_utilities.html</a> and<br><a href="http://www.gdal.org/ogr/ogr_utilities.html" target="_blank">http://www.gdal.org/ogr/ogr_utilities.html</a><br><br>Other apparently missing desktop/menu shortcuts should point to:<br> OpenEV - C:\OSGeo4W\bin\openev.bat<br> uDig - C:\OSGeo4W\apps\udig\udig.bat<br><br>I'm not sure about the other apps as I don't use them.<br><br><br>As for uninstalling, that's not as smooth as it should be
yet:<br><br> - run osgeo4w-setup.exe,<br> - Choose "Advanced Install", push [next]<br> - Skip next 4 screens by slapping [next] (Download Source, Root<br>Install, Local Package Dir, Internet Connection)<br> - on Select Packages screen click on Default within "All - Default".<br>It will change to 'Install'. Keep clicking until is says 'Uninstall',<br>then carry on until done.<br> - Delete C:\Osgeo4w and all subdirectories<br> - Remove any remaining desktop shortcuts and start menu items.<br><br><br><br>cheers,<br><br><br>matt wilkie<br>--------------------------------------------<br>Geographic Information,<br>Information Management and Technology,<br>Yukon Department of Environment<br>10 Burns Road * Whitehorse, Yukon * Y1A 4Y9<br>867-667-8133 Tel * 867-393-7003 Fax<br><a href="http://environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/geomatics/"
target="_blank">http://environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca/geomatics/</a><br>--------------------------------------------<br><br><br>John Eke wrote:<br>> HiGuys ,<br>> <br>> I'm having some problems getting the software installed. I select all <br>> packages to install and after installation all I get is a shortcut in <br>> the start menu/all programs to OSGeo shell. Of which I dont know what to <br>> do from here - the Quick Start guide mentioned another shortcut to <br>> desktop applicaitons which never appeared. Plus it cant be uninstalled.<br>> <br>> Any ideas?<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>osgeo4w-dev mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:osgeo4w-dev@lists.osgeo.org" href="mailto:osgeo4w-dev@lists.osgeo.org">osgeo4w-dev@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/osgeo4w-dev" target="_blank">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/osgeo4w-dev</a><br></div></div></div><br>
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