How can I view the Talkytoaster maps on Linux?

How can I view the Talkytoaster maps on Linux?

There are a few apps you can use to view the IMG (map file) in Linux, these include:
  1. GPXSee (https://www.gpxsee.org/)
  2. QMapShack (https://github.com/Maproom/qmapshack)
Both of these should also be available via the package manager for most common Linux flavours (Ubuntu, Mint, SUSE, etc.)

Please bear in mind that these are open source projects and the functionality and features may be limited, and they may not render (draw/display) the map in the same way as Garmin BaseCamp.

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