====== 🐉 DragonOS: SDR-Ready Linux Distribution ======

DragonOS is a Lubuntu-based Linux distribution preconfigured for software-defined radio (SDR) applications. It’s designed to provide a ready-to-use environment for RF experimentation, signal analysis, and wireless research.

===== 🎯 Purpose and Audience =====
DragonOS is ideal for:
  * Amateur radio operators
  * Wireless security researchers
  * RF engineers and educators
  * Satellite and spectrum enthusiasts

===== ⚙️ Key Features =====
  * 🧰 Pre-installed SDR tools:
    * GNU Radio
    * GQRX
    * SDRangel
    * SatNOGS
    * WSJT-X
    * GPredict
    * Direwolf
  * 📦 Manual builds stored in `/usr/src`
  * 🖥️ Lightweight LXQt desktop (via Lubuntu)
  * 🔄 Regular updates via APT
  * 🧪 Compatible with popular SDR hardware:
    * RTL-SDR
    * HackRF One
    * LimeSDR
    * BladeRF
    * PlutoSDR
    * SDRplay

===== 💻 Installation Options =====
DragonOS is available in multiple variants:
  * **DragonOS Focal** – based on Ubuntu 20.04
  * **DragonOS FocalX** – includes additional tools and enhancements
  * **DragonOS Noble** – based on Ubuntu 24.04 (experimental)

You can:
  * Install on bare metal (recommended)
  * Run in a virtual machine (limited hardware support)
  * Use with USB boot or persistent live mode

===== 🚀 Getting Started =====

==== 1. Download ISO ====
Visit the official SourceForge page:

<code>
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dragonos-focal/
</code>

==== 2. Flash to USB ====
Use tools like:
  * Balena Etcher
  * Ventoy
  * Rufus (Windows)

==== 3. Boot and Explore ====
Boot into the live environment and start exploring SDR tools immediately. No setup required.

===== 📚 Resources =====
  * 🐉 [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/dragonos-focal/|DragonOS on SourceForge]]
  * 📖 [[https://www.linuxlinks.com/dragonos-software-defined-radio-distribution/|LinuxLinks Review]]
  * 🛰️ [[https://hamradio.my/2025/03/unleashing-the-power-of-software-defined-radio-with-dragonos/|HamRadio.my SDR Guide]]
  * 💬 [[https://www.reddit.com/r/RTLSDR/|r/RTLSDR Community]]

===== 🛠️ Tips and Notes =====
  * Use `gnuradio-companion` to build custom SDR flows
  * Check `/usr/src` for manually compiled tools
  * Update regularly: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`