WeatherRouting

Do these steps once, in this order.

1. Install

1. Extract the zip, for example in your Downloads folder. That gives a folder "WeatherRouting".
2. Open a Terminal: press Ctrl+Alt+T, or choose Terminal in your applications menu.
3. Type cd ~/Downloads/WeatherRouting and press Enter. Extracted it somewhere else? Type cd (with a space), drag the folder into the Terminal window and press Enter.
4. Type ./install.sh and press Enter.
5. The window says "WeatherRouting is installed". WeatherRouting is now in your applications menu, with a shortcut on your desktop. You can close the Terminal now.

Do these steps in the Terminal: right-clicking a script and choosing Run or Open With does not work on every Linux.

Install puts WeatherRouting in your own user folder: after that you can delete the unpacked folder and the zip.

2. Sign in

1. Start WeatherRouting (step 3) and open Settings › Relay account.
2. Type your mail address and press Send code.
3. Type the code from the mail. Your account must exist first: ask for one on the download page.

The relay keeps a record of what you download (which models, how much and roughly where), so Steef can see how the app is used, and keeps the messages you send.

3. Start WeatherRouting

1. Choose WeatherRouting in your applications menu, or double-click the shortcut on your desktop.
2. Your browser opens WeatherRouting.
3. Keep the terminal window with the text open. Close it to stop WeatherRouting.

If the shortcut does not start: right-click it and choose Allow Launching. Or open a Terminal and type ~/.local/lib/weatherrouting/start-weatherrouting.sh.

First weather

Open the Areas tab, open an area and press Refresh all. The first time this takes a few minutes.

A new version

1. Close WeatherRouting (close its window).
2. Delete the old "WeatherRouting" folder in Downloads if it is still there, then extract the new version the same way as the first time.
3. Open a Terminal, type cd ~/Downloads/WeatherRouting and press Enter, then type ./install.sh and press Enter. Then start WeatherRouting from the menu.

Your boats, routes, calculations and sign-in stay where they are: an update only replaces the app. Then you can delete the unpacked folder.