Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of UbuntuDesktop

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01/24/08 15:57:29 (3 years ago)
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    v4 v5  
    11Assuming you have the [UbuntuBaseStack Base GIS stack] installed, and you have a shiny Ubuntu desktop, then you might as well go ahead and install some more stuff.  
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    3 '''QGIS''' 
     3'''[http://www.qgis.org/ QGIS]''' 
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    45QGIS is a nice desktop app.  Easily view/edit your vector and raster data, including data stored in PostGIS.  Also some nice GRASS integration, not to mention the new python scripting. 
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    1415 }}} 
    1516 * Now QGIS will get nicely updated whenever you run your general Ubuntu updates  
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     18'''[http://grass.itc.it/ GRASS]'' 
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     20 * Grass is awesome, and does all the analysis you want, though it has a bad reputation for user-friendliness.  Now its actually got a nice UI, but we'll these instructions are for accessing it's functionality via QGIS anyway.  After installing QGIS, just install the grass plugin: 
     21{{{ 
     22sudo apt-get install qgis-plugin-grass  
     23}}} 
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     25 * That was easy.  Now you have access to all the GRASS kernel functions, with a nice UI.  Enjoy!