Skywave Linux

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Skywave Linux is a specialized version of Ubuntu Linux with preconfigured amateur radio related software and utilities.

working though post-installation problems

unknown monitor

I found that my monitor could not be properly detected when I used an analog VGA connector. Connecting via HDMI resoloved the problem.

no sound / pulseaudio freezes machine

PulseAudio is problematic.

1). Option I - attempt to resolve "no sound" issue with PulseAudio. If this fails then it is recommended to go to Option II.

2). Option II - Remove PulseAudio & use ALSA

The ALSA sound server does not have all of the features of PulseAudio, however, it seems to be far more stable.

Skywave uses PulseAudio as the default sound server. But since PulseAudio cannot directly communicate with the audio hardware, it still needs tools like ALSA to function.