From 161e0d8ea897d866b42569caca1c0bb3cfaeb2b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Smittix Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:12:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Make dependency guidance consistent across all documentation - Update acarsdec install instruction to point to ./setup.sh - Add ACARS Messaging to README features list - Add acarsdec to README acknowledgments section - All sources now consistently recommend ./setup.sh for acarsdec Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 --- README.md | 2 ++ utils/dependencies.py | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ef8cccb..0907c1e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ - **Pager Decoding** - POCSAG/FLEX via rtl_fm + multimon-ng - **433MHz Sensors** - Weather stations, TPMS, IoT devices via rtl_433 - **Aircraft Tracking** - ADS-B via dump1090 with real-time map and radar +- **ACARS Messaging** - Aircraft datalink messages via acarsdec - **Listening Post** - Frequency scanner with audio monitoring - **Satellite Tracking** - Pass prediction using TLE data - **WiFi Scanning** - Monitor mode reconnaissance via aircrack-ng @@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ Created by **smittix** - [GitHub](https://github.com/smittix) [multimon-ng](https://github.com/EliasOenal/multimon-ng) | [rtl_433](https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433) | [dump1090](https://github.com/flightaware/dump1090) | +[acarsdec](https://github.com/TLeconte/acarsdec) | [aircrack-ng](https://www.aircrack-ng.org/) | [Leaflet.js](https://leafletjs.com/) | [Celestrak](https://celestrak.org/) diff --git a/utils/dependencies.py b/utils/dependencies.py index 7d5b48b..42126da 100644 --- a/utils/dependencies.py +++ b/utils/dependencies.py @@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ TOOL_DEPENDENCIES = { 'required': True, 'description': 'ACARS VHF decoder', 'install': { - 'apt': 'Build from source (not in apt repos)', - 'brew': 'Build from source', + 'apt': 'Run ./setup.sh (builds from source)', + 'brew': 'Run ./setup.sh (builds from source)', 'manual': 'https://github.com/TLeconte/acarsdec' } }