The packet forwarder is a program running on the host of a Lora gateway
that forwards RF packets receive by the concentrator to a server through
a IP/UDP link, and emits RF packets that are sent by the server.
It can also emit a network-wide GPS-synchronous beacon signal used for
coordinating all nodes of the network.
Enable snaps on KDE Neon and install helium-pktfwd
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed from the command line. Open the Konsole terminal and enter the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Install helium-pktfwd
To install helium-pktfwd, simply use the following command: