XmTel is a set of programs for controlling Celestron NexStar and Meade LX200 telescopes under Linux. A driver for RC Optical Systems Professional Series Mount is available on request. Tools to use other telescope mountings, including the Paramount, are under development. XmTel uses the Instrument Neutral Device Interface (INDI) and is compatible with Clear Sky Institute's XEphem.
XmCCD is a similar INDI package for controlling Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) cameras.
Version 5 includes the INDI server, the telescope drivers, a client, utility software, and a standalone option that does not use INDI. When the server is running, the supplied utilities permit command line control.
During the installation you will have to select whether you want to control Celestron or Meade telescopes before building the binaries. The Motif or Lesstif development libraries are needed to build XmTel. If you can compile XEphem then you should have the tools to compile XmTel. There is limited program installation and usage documentation in the package. A detailed user manual will be available soon.
