I purchased a USB stick ADSB radar box and antenna. I connected it to a new ubuntu 22.04 server installation on an x86_64 computer. (ebay sells old asus chromebox computers for about $50, which seem good for this purpose.). the ubuntu install on the asus device immediately shows up on the /var/log/kern* .
now I need to start installing linux software that reads data from it and interprets it.
1. it is my understanding that dump1090 is the way to start (though there are a few versions of it, and ubuntu itself does not distribute it, but some hobbyists). alas, the one I tried seems to depend on libraries, header files, etc., that are not standard on ubuntu and do not come with the dump1090 distributions I found. I don't think the vendor distributes a software starter kit for linux, either. (I did see that they distribute a feeder to their website.)
2. I then want to keep a record of the airplanes that are flying directly over me. presumably, I can then take the output of dump1090 and look for records of a particular type.
has anyone put together a document of what needs to be installed in what order and how to interpret the output? pointers appreciated.