Everyone uses digital maps these days, I assume. At least I do. Since I’ve been using them more often lately, I checked if there are any apps for Linux and especially Ubuntu. The search returned 4 apps.
is a map application for GMONE. Its use is slick and fast. It is supposed to be simplistic
Search and directions is functional (based on MapQuest if I’m not mistaken) but geolocation isn’t. Moreover, the satellite imagery is not available at high resolution.
Here’s a couple of interesting videos I’ve watched recently:
If you liked this video, I suggest you read the book “Turing’s Cathedral”. Check the review.
Here is the code you need to compile and install the free numerical and graphical MUESLI library, developed by Édouard Canot [1].
sudo apt-get install 'libatlas-dev liblapack-dev zlib1g-dev libreadline6-dev imagemagick libx11-dev libpng12-dev g++ gfortran' #installing dependencies
tar xvfj muesli-linux-all-2.6.3_2012-05-03.tar.bz2 #untar cd muesli-linux-all-2.6.3_2012-05-03/GNU_GFC ./configure --f90=gfortran --blas=/usr/lib/ --lapack=/usr/lib/lapack/ #configuring make -s distclean #clean your distribution from previous installation make -s (or for detailed output: make MODE=verbose) #compiling; this will take some time cd tests #testing make #make the test files ./run_all #run all the made test files cd .. make install #installing cd tests/fgl #testing fgl make #make the test files ./run_all #run all the made test files
For further help, please contact MUESLI’s author from the respective homepage [2].
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[1] http://playterm.org/r/compiling-muesli-fortran-on-ubuntu-1336936852
[2] MUESLI library homepage: http://people.irisa.fr/Edouard.Canot/muesli/
Ibrahim El Merehbi 
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