Version 2.8.6 now resides within the master branch.

[jprochazka]

First and foremost, a special thanks goes out to @RensHijdra for his quick work on a handful of bug fixes for v2.8.6 which he submitted shortly after it was release yesterday.

Version 2.8.6 was released yesterday a little ahead of when I planned it to be released but an issue was found when logging check_package output when additional whiptail dialogs are shown due to an issue with a pipe in the command. The issue was encountered while trying to install the Postfix dependency. To resolve the issue, I have removed the ability to log apt output to the log file until a fix is found.

New features contained within this release include the option to add ACARS support via ACARSDEC and ACARSSERV to a new or existing receiver. A new page was also added to the existing PHP portal allowing visitors to view ACARS data which has been collected and saved to an SQLite database by ACARSSERV. Due to the check_package issue the development of the portal page was a bit rushed so look for a more robust ACARS page to be made available as an update shortly.

Keep in mind that just as with running a UAT decoder alongside an ADS-B decoder a dedicated RTL-SDR will be required for each additional decoder installation. If you are currently running both dump1090 and dump978 you will need a total of three decoders to add ACARSDEC support to your receiver.

Other changes introduced in this release include the ability to reinstall existing decoders as well as asking for RTL-SDR device assignments whenever more than one decoder is installed on the same device. This was available in the past but only when installing an ADS-B decoder prior to installing a UAT decoder such as dump978. Now the installation order does not matter and whenever additional decoders are installed you will be asked to assign devices to each installed decoder.

The CHANGELOG for this release is as follows.

• The option to install ACARSDEC and ACARSSERV is now available as a decoder option.
• ACARS data stored by ACARSSERV can be viewed via the existing PHP portal.
• Added the ability to reconfigure, rebuild, and reinstall both dump1090-fa and dump978.fa.
• Decoder scripts now ask for device assignments when additional decoders are being installed.
• Added "Contributors" to the copyright notice in the software license.
• Had to remove logging of check_package output due to whiptail issue encountered with pipe.