Navigatrix is an open source and complete Linux operating system for your computer, developed by people on boats for people on boats.
Navigatrix comprises of electronic software for communication, navigation, information and security, which you can use on shore, offshore, or at anchor. It is lightweight and simple, and uses some of the best features found in the Debian and Ubuntu Linux operating systems.
The developers describe Navigatrix as one of the fastest, most efficient, and versatile Linux operating systems for navigators and cruisers. It can be installed on a hard drive or used directly from a 4GB USB flash drive.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· OpenCPN 3.2.2 Chartplotter and all the plug-ins available for Linux
· Chart Converter and Calibration Utility. Make pictures from your paper charts, calibrate them and use them inside OpenCPN.
· zyGrib 6.1.4 Grib Weather Data
· *new* qtVlm 3.4 Sailboat Router. Optimze your route according to current weather condition.
· *new* QGrid 3.0 Distance and Bearing Calculation using QRA Locator or Lat/Lon
· *new* Weather Wizard 3.0.1.3. Superimpose weather fax and grib files to cross check for tropical phenomenons.
· GnuAIS Decoder 0.2.4 integrated into OpenCPN. Turns your old VHF into a fully functional AIS reciever.
· PolarCOM 1.9.6 Full Screen GPS Display
· Matrix Mariner 1.0beta3
· Airmail 3.4.062 for HAM and Sailmail with the latest frequency list and added zyGrib support
· JWX 2.8 and HamFAX 0.8.1 to receive Weather Fax through SSB
· JNX 1.4 Navtex Decoder
· JTides 5.2 Worldwide Tidal Calculator with the latest tide definition files
· WXTide 4.7
· XTide 2.13-1
· Astronomical Almanac 5.6-4
· *new* CelNav 0.2 Celestial Navigation Caclulator and Almanac Interface
· flDigi 3.21.68 and jPSKMail 2.0.30 to send and receive eMails over SSB without a Pactor Modem
· gpsd 3.6-4 supports many GPS receivers out of the box and needs no additional drivers
· gpsbabel 1.4.3 converts your GPS routes and waypoints to many different formats
· gpstrans 0.41-3 communicates with your garmin GPS receiver
· wvdial 1.61-4.1 ready to connect and use your Inmarsat IsatPhone Pro or Iridium Satellite Phone
· *new* XGate 3.85 to use with your compressed email account
· Stellarium 0.12.0-1 complete Planetarium for your actual GPS Location
· Google Earth shows satellite images from the whole world
· Kiwix 0.9rc2 take the whole Wikipedia with you and access it whenever you want without the Internet!
· hdparm 9.43 will turn off your hard drive temporarily while you run Navigatrix from a USB Stick or a Memory Card. This gives you full protection against permanent hard disk damage due engine vibrations and boat movement while under sail.
· redshift 1.7 sets the color temperature according to the position of the sun, click the red light bulb to activate nightvision for all applications, the color will change smoothly to allow your eyes to slowly adapt.
· *new* OSD Depth script to display water depth with big digits above any application.
· *new* Muplex script, an NMEA multiplexer.
· Calibre 0.9.18 Electronic Library ready to connect your eBook reader and convert/transfer all the books you like
· Easy to setup data encryption. So nobody gets your sensitive data if you loose your USB Memory.
· wine-1.6 ... runs Windows Programs too! So you may also install your commercial navigation applications for windows (e.g. visual passage planner runs without a problem, just start the setup using wine and install it as you would in windows)
· DSP enabled Kernel 3.8.11-dsp NON PAE so you can use all the included SSB tools which usually wont run under newer Ubuntu versions
· Free online support
· and many more useful tools for Videos, Music, Pictures, Word Documents, Spreadsheets, Web-browsing, Email, Internet Telephony and Data Rescue....
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