Re: [Emc-users] standalone installation packages

2008-12-02 Thread rtwas
Hello, Jon Elson wrote: John Thornton wrote: I assume you want to install EMC on a computer without an internet connection... You will need an internet connection somewhere to download the software after that you don't. Yes, if he has an internet connection to write the email,

Re: [Emc-users] standalone installation packages

2008-12-02 Thread rtwas
Thanks for responding Jeff, Jeff Epler wrote: emc2 does use the standard package management system on ubuntu, dpkg. Within a release series, (e.g., during 2.2.x) you can upgrade with a single .deb. Going from 2.1.x to 2.2.x is more hairy, because we often require new external

Re: [Emc-users] standalone installation packages

2008-11-21 Thread Dave Caroline
One Stand Alone method provided by this project is the live CD, please note that EMC2 requires a realtime kernel installed as well so there are dependencies to be thought about as well. Dave Caroline - This SF.Net email is

Re: [Emc-users] standalone installation packages

2008-11-21 Thread John Thornton
I assume you want to install EMC on a computer without an internet connection... You will need an internet connection somewhere to download the software after that you don't. Please start with this short guide here: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/EMC2_Getting_Started.pdf John On 20 Nov 2008

Re: [Emc-users] standalone installation packages

2008-11-21 Thread Jeff Epler
emc2 does use the standard package management system on ubuntu, dpkg. Within a release series, (e.g., during 2.2.x) you can upgrade with a single .deb. Going from 2.1.x to 2.2.x is more hairy, because we often require new external packages. To upgrade from 2.2.x to 2.2.7, download the relevant

Re: [Emc-users] standalone installation packages

2008-11-21 Thread acondit
Jeff Epler [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: To upgrade from 2.2.x to 2.2.7, download the relevant file linked from http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?InstallingUpdates#On_Ubuntu_without_an_internet_connection such as

Re: [Emc-users] standalone installation packages

2008-11-21 Thread Jeff Epler
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 03:17:26PM +, acondit wrote: Why are the hardy dists not also under http://linuxcnc.org/emc2/dists/hardy/ like the dapper and breezy dists rather than http://linuxcnc.org/hardy/dists/hardy/ Then you would only have to bookmark

Re: [Emc-users] standalone installation packages

2008-11-21 Thread Jon Elson
John Thornton wrote: I assume you want to install EMC on a computer without an internet connection... You will need an internet connection somewhere to download the software after that you don't. Yes, if he has an internet connection to write the email, then it may well be easiest to

Re: [Emc-users] standalone installation packages

2008-11-21 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 21 November 2008, Jon Elson wrote: John Thornton wrote: I assume you want to install EMC on a computer without an internet connection... You will need an internet connection somewhere to download the software after that you don't. Yes, if he has an internet connection to write the

Re: [Emc-users] standalone installation packages

2008-11-21 Thread Alan Condit
Jeff, jepler wrote: On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 03:17:26PM +, acondit wrote: Why are the hardy dists not also under http://linuxcnc.org/emc2/dists/hardy/ like the dapper and breezy dists rather than http://linuxcnc.org/hardy/dists/hardy/ Then you would only have to

Re: [Emc-users] standalone installation packages

2008-11-21 Thread Ian W. Wright
Gene Heskett wrote.Cat5 is cheap in bulk, as are connectors. There is a bit of black art in installing the connectors, and you'll need to borrow a crimping tool. The end of a flat screwdriver has always worked fine for me -- Best wishes, Ian Ian W. Wright Sheffield UK

[Emc-users] standalone installation packages

2008-11-20 Thread rtwas
Hello, I'm quite dismayed that there aren't standalone packages for Emc2. Most projects have RPM's (or something) available that allow one to upgrade installed packages without having a direct connection to the internet. **I read 4.3. without an internet connection...OMG!** Any chance of this