How to Install OTS on Arch Linux

OTS (Optical Time Series) is an open source software designed to provide accurate timing for scientific observations by using GPS signals. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OTS on Arch Linux.

Before we start, make sure your system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo pacman -Syu

Step 1: Install Dependencies

OTS requires the following dependencies to be installed on your system:

• git
• gcc
• make
• pkg-config
• libusb-1.0
• libgps

You can install them by running:

sudo pacman -S git gcc make pkg-config libusb libgps

Step 2: Clone the OTS Repository

The next step is to clone the OTS repository from Github:

git clone https://github.com/UWAtmosPhys/ots

Step 3: Build and Install OTS

To build and install OTS, you need to follow these steps:

1. Change directory to OTS:

cd ots

2. Build OTS using make:

make

3. Install OTS:

sudo make install

After that, you should be able to run the ots command.

Step 4: Test OTS

To test if OTS is installed correctly, connect a GPS receiver to your system and run the following command:

ots -d <device>

Replace <device> with the device name of your GPS receiver (e.g. /dev/ttyUSB0). If OTS is working properly, you should see the GPS data being printed on the terminal.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and tested OTS on Arch Linux.

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