Chris, Yes. I agree it's _not_ Raspberry Pi software nor is it Raspian as has been clearly stated on the Pi support group.
But let's not get caught up in arguing semantics. Linux is an OS. And on top of that OS runs a user interface. It can be as simple as a command line or as sophisticated as a graphics interface with touch screen. In this case it's a Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) running as this kernel and hardware: Linux 5.10.0-15-amd64 x86_64 Now in this case the graphics, keyboard, USB and Ethernet (WiFi and Hardwired) all happen to be made by a little company called "Apple" and originally ran Apple Software which gave it a "MacBook" personality. But it's still just hardware with the amd64 x86_64 processor core. There are for LinuxCNC several kernel versions, some with hard real time and some with softer real time. I've seen on the BeagleBone for example, that it's possible from the command line to replace parts of the OS (including the kernel) with newer or older versions while leaving the "user interface and hardware etc" totally alone. So my question was really quite simple. In the same way we do apt-get install etc for modules is there a way to then get something like LinuxCNC 2.8 installed without mucking up the rest of the hardware interface? John > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > Sent: October-09-22 4:34 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 2.9 ISO? > > It is NOT "Raspberry Pi software" if it is on an Intel CPU. Yes, Linux > runs on many kinds of hardware. The same software can not run o both > Intel and ARM. It is one or the other. > > On Sun, Oct 9, 2022 at 4:02 PM John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 9, 2022 at 1:00 PM John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > I thought I would try this with no expectations that it would actually > > > > work. I have an apple MacBook Pro from around 2011 installed with the > > > > Raspberry Pi version of Linux. > > > > > > > > > > That has no chance of working, the old Mac has an Intel i5 CPU and the > > > Raspberry Pi is an ARM-based computer. > > > > > > Chris Albertson > > > Redondo Beach, California > > > > Hi Chris, > > Not sure where you are coming from on that. With the exception of access > > to RPi hardware the look and feel of the user interface is a Pi. In fact > > even the Sense Hat Emulator software is available for users to develop > > sense hat code in python on the laptop and then later download it to the > > embedded pi with sense hat. > > > > I've already downloaded the Lazarus Free Pascal for it. > > To me it looks like a Pi. Just can't access Pi hardware of course. > > > > As the attached screen shot shows, it's unlikely you'd know whether this > > was the Pi or the MacBook. (answer: it's the Macbook). > > > > And as my previous posting shows, it's running a fairly current version of > > Linux. > > > > Since on my RPi4 LinuxCNC just shows up as a desktop ICON and a list of > > programs on the drop down menu to install etc. I was wondering how to get > > LinuxCNC onto an 'existing Linux system'. > > > > As Andy says it won't be the 2.9 package since this isn't bookworm. But > > is it possible to install LinuxCNC onto an existing linux system? > > > > John > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
