Karl Schmidt wrote: > I know that it is popular to run EMC2 under Ubuntu, but Ubuntu is probably a > poor choice for machine > control. It is intended for cutting edge desktop users while what EMC2 needs > is a more stable OS - > such as Debian etch(stable) with perhaps a custom kernel. >
There is no "perhaps" about it - a custom kernel is needed for the realtime extensions. Ubuntu was chosen because many EMC users are new to Linux, and Ubuntu is friendly to such persons. We are in agreement that stable is good, which is why we are using the LTS (long term support) versions of Ubuntu, not the ones that get replaced every six months. Nothing prevents a Linux-savvy user who prefers something else from using the distro of their choice, however building the realtime kernel always involves a fair amount of trial and error. Regards, John Kasunich ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
