[osgeo4w-dev] Getting Started

[Matt Wilkie]

Hi John,

Although the underlying programs are mature, the packaging of Osgeo4w is
young, thus the difficulties you've encountered. Most people using
Osgeo4w so far are familiar with the programs and how to use them so the
little things like how to get started are easily missed sometimes. Thank
you for pointing them out.

 From the OSGeo4W Shell you can acess the command line utilities,
chiefly: http://www.gdal.org/gdal_utilities.html and
http://www.gdal.org/ogr/ogr_utilities.html

Other apparently missing desktop/menu shortcuts should point to:
    OpenEV - C:\OSGeo4W\bin\openev.bat
    uDig - C:\OSGeo4W\apps\udig\udig.bat

I'm not sure about the other apps as I don't use them.


As for uninstalling, that's not as smooth as it should be yet:

   - run osgeo4w-setup.exe,
   - Choose "Advanced Install", push [next]
   - Skip next 4 screens by slapping [next] (Download Source, Root
Install, Local Package Dir, Internet Connection)
   - on Select Packages screen click on Default within "All - Default".
It will change to 'Install'. Keep clicking until is says 'Uninstall',
then carry on until done.
   - Delete C:\Osgeo4w and all subdirectories
   - Remove any remaining desktop shortcuts and start menu items.



cheers,


matt wilkie
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John Eke wrote:
> HiGuys ,
> 
> I'm having some problems getting the software installed. I select all 
> packages to install and after installation all I get is a shortcut in 
> the start menu/all programs to OSGeo shell. Of which I dont know what to 
> do from here - the Quick Start guide mentioned another shortcut to 
> desktop applicaitons which never appeared. Plus it cant be uninstalled.
> 
> Any ideas?