[ gpsdrive ] installing on Ubuntu

[Joerg Ostertag (gpsdrive Tettnang/Germany)]

On Samstag 25 April 2009, chris h wrote:
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> OK this all works now except I get the same errors on starting gpsdrive as
> Hamish. I use gpsdrive only for marine navigation so want to keep it as
> small as possible. Will have to wait I guess till a solution is found as 3
> megs of icons on an embedded system is a very large space requirement.

The large amount of Harddiskspace was used by all the information Files. I 
seperated them into their own package. 
      2332 KB    openstreetmap-map-icons-info
Now you should be able to installa one of the other iconsets with a smaller 
footprint.

baspackage:
       192 KB    openstreetmap-map-icons
plus one ot the theme-sets:
	52 KB        openstreetmap-map-icons-nickw
	132 KB      openstreetmap-map-icons-japan
	132  KB     openstreetmap-map-icons-japan-png
	152 KB      openstreetmap-map-icons-square.small-minimal
	272 KB      openstreetmap-map-icons-svg-twotone-png
	568 KB 	  openstreetmap-map-icons-svg-twotone
	856 KB      openstreetmap-map-icons-svg-png
	1432 KB    openstreetmap-map-icons-svg
	1724 KB    openstreetmap-map-icons-classic.big
	1796 KB    openstreetmap-map-icons-classic.small
	1956 KB    openstreetmap-map-icons-square.big
	1956 KB    openstreetmap-map-icons-square.small

> Similar for my future pending as soon as I get some spare cash, brand
> spanking new shinny 6 hr battery EEEPC..:)
>
> Thanks for all your hard work on this. Hope a suitable solution that works
> for everyone if forthcoming.
>
> Best regards



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Jörg (Germany, Tettnang)

http://www.ostertag.name/