<div dir="ltr">Mainly because on windows the package is all standalone and ECW is included in that package. So you just install and it should just work out of the box.  I have had working ECW support since 1.8 or before, only a small time at 2.0 where we (us developers) got a bit confused with the WCW licence but that was cleared up by ERDAS and it's worked out of the box ever since.  The same should be for Linux but I suspect the package systems add some complication to that.<div><br></div><div>- Nathan</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 2:16 PM, Simon Cropper <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:contact@simonchristophercropper.com" target="_blank">contact@simonchristophercropper.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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      > should work out of the box on WIndows<br>
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      Why would this be the case -- the licence agreement applies to
      Linux as much as Windows. Does your version support ECW files? Use
      gdalinfo to see supported raster formats. What does it report?<div><div class="h5"><br>
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      On 04/08/15 14:09, Nathan Woodrow wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">OK ECW support should work out of the box on
        WIndows if you are able to use that.  I have never really tied
        on Linux so can't help there.
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        <div>Regards,</div>
        <div>Nathan</div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 2:07 PM, Simon
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                <div>On 04/08/15 14:05, Nathan Woodrow wrote:<br>
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                  <div dir="ltr">Is this for Windows or another
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              </span> Ubuntu 14.04 although I have access to Windows
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                    <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 1:45
                      PM, Simon Cropper <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:contact@simonchristophercropper.com" target="_blank">contact@simonchristophercropper.com</a>></span>
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                          I have recently tried to get QGIS to work with
                          ECW files.<br>
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                          Despite several days of multiple
                          installs/reinstalls/uninstalls/lib-upgrades/etc
                          I have not managed to get ECW to be opened by
                          QGIS. This is really frustrating as I am keen
                          to use QGIS on an upcoming project.<br>
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                          As an alternative, I would like to pose the
                          following couple of questions...<br>
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                          My first question is, what is a good
                          alternative to ECW files for use on QGIS?<br>
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                          The second question, how do I convert the ECW
                          file into this format without using a
                          propriety software package?<span><font color="#888888"><br>
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                              <div>-- <br>
                                Cheers Simon <br>
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                  <div>-- <br>
                    Cheers Simon <br>
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    </div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>-- <br>
      Cheers Simon <br>
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