Installing with Ubuntu

[Britster]

I wonder if any Ubuntu/Linux Users have tried this map software that is apparently an alternative to Mapsource:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/qlandkarte

Some more info and possible solution to my problem that mapsource still cannot detect my device in Ubuntu, trying it now:
http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/t...opic_id=121878


yet another possible solution to running mapsource in ubuntu this time using Virtual box:
http://jhau.maliwi.de/linux/gpssw.html

I can boot my PC up in Puppy Linux and I was looking at installing MapSource under WINE!

I have not got around to that as it was easier to Boot into Windows XP and launch MapSource.

Recently I was looking at GPS Maps of the Philippines that included Contours. I was hoping I could have Open Cycle Map on my Garmin Nuvi, with its shaded and coloured Top Map, rather than just a 10m Contour 'overlay Layer'.

Then I came across OpenMTBmap.org

• Contour lines integrated nearly worldwide based on the excellent viewfinderpanoramas.org data. Much higher quality in mountainous regions than the generally used void filled SRTM3".

Under News 1. June 2012, I read this:-

Also on last weeks map updates, I put in a lot of work to try to render contourlines less obstructive. So now in Garmin Basecamp using the desktop/mapsource/basecamp/qlandkarte_Gt layout contourlines are much nicer to look at, and don't obstruct the underlying map data as much. Also some lakes looked awfull when zoomed out far, I corrected that too.

So I wanted to learn what "qlandkarte_Gt layout contourlines" referred to.

My research took me to:-

https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/qlandkartegt/index.php?title=Help_for_QLandkarte_GT

Installing or compiling

Installing QLandkarte GT on Linux
Installing QLandkarte GT on Windows
Installing QLandkarte GT on OS X

The OSM Wiki also has information on installing QLandkarte GT.

So in addition to LINUX users not being able to easily use Garmin MapSource to install RoadGuide.ph Maps, QLandkarte GT may be of interest to Apple Mac users also?