User guide

Requirements

Python 3.4+
libapt 1.8+ Python bindings
lsb-release 10+

Installation

Debian

To install the required dependencies in Debian Bullseye run:

$ apt-get install python3-apt lsb-release

SatNOGS Config

To install SatNOGS Config run:

$ pip install satnogs-config

This will install a console script called satnogs-config.

Usage

To execute the script, run it on the command line:

$ satnogs-config

The main menu will be shown

Basic

The Basic sub-menu contains the minimum required configuration options for provisioning the SatNOGS client system.

Advanced

The Advanced sub-menu contains a larger set of configuration options. It is intended for advanced users and contains options categorized by component.

Show

The Show option displays the current configuration file.

Upgrade

The Upgrade option calls APT utilities to upgrade the distribution packages.

Update

The Update option works in conjunction with satnogs-setup to re-bootstrap Ansible and update the configuration tools.

Reset

The Reset option resets the configuration file generated by the utility, effectively removing all the configuration options set by the user.

Apply

The Apply button runs SatNOGS Client Ansible which provisions Debian to become a SatNOGS client system.