Before running OpenCPN on the LiveDVD you should activate the sample data. To do this open a Terminal from the main Applications menu and run “opencpn_noaa_agreement.sh” at the command prompt. The user’s password is given in the file on the main desktop.
You can download additional US nautical charts from NOAA at http://www.charts.noaa.gov
If you have a GPS connected you will want to start the gpsd service. To do that run:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure gpsd
and
sudo /etc/init.d/gpsd start
BlueTooth GPS users should take special care to read up about the no-probe option. (for this reason we have not started gpsd automatically)