No, the realtime kernel patch that is used with LinuxCNC has not yet been ported to the kernel that is used with 12.04.
Stick with 10.04 for now. 10.04 has been extremely stable. "Old" is relative in computer time. 12.04 was released 4 months ago and will be supported for 5 years. 10.04 was released 2 years and 4 months ago and will be officially supported until 4/2013 according to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28operating_system%29 However, compare this with Windows XP... how long has that been around?? I'm still using that also. :-) If you are running a production machine with LinuxCNC, you really want to avoid the "bleeding edge" of technology. ;-) Dave On 8/21/2012 2:10 PM, Marcus Bowman wrote: > Thanks; that's good advice. > > So is LinuxCNC stable under 12.04? > If it is, it would make sense for me to upgrade Ubuntu. > I really only use this computer for running LinuxCNC as it is built into a > cabinet in the base of my mill. > > Regards, > > Marcus > > On 21 Aug 2012, at 19:01, yann jautard wrote: > > 10.04 is a rather old version regarding the actual ubuntu distro (12.04) > > when a new version is out, they do not upgrade applications. They > release only security updates when a bug is found out. > > To get a new version from apt repositories, you could try to activates > the "backports" repository in Synaptic. But be careful with this, > because it may upgrade automatically some application you do not want to > upgrade. > I suggest you activate backports, upgrade gedit, then desactivate > backports again. > > > Le 21/08/2012 12:08, Marcus Bowman a écrit : > >> I'm running 10.04 Lucid Lynx. Is that the "highest" version for a stable >> performance from LinuxCNC? >> >> Ok. I see I have gedit v2.30.2 installed. I have downloaded the current >> stable version from the gedit main site (3.2.6) so that's all fine. >> I have not installed it yet, though, because it raises another question. >> Ubuntu 10.04 is set to update packages. It tells me gedit is up to date with >> v 2.30.2, so there's something wrong with this. >> What settings need altered to point Update Manager to auto-update gedit? >> Sorry; I know that is an elementary system question. I thought all my >> sources in Update Manager were working. >> I can have a go at building gedit from the tarball, but would much prefer to >> have it auto-updated by Package Manager, if possible, as that seems a more >> reliable route. >> >> Regards, >> >> Marcus >> >> On 21 Aug 2012, at 08:58, andy pugh wrote: >> >> On 21 August 2012 09:31, Marcus Bowman<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> when I cut and paste or copy and paste within gedit, it puts the pasted >>> items in the wrong place, most of the time >>> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/337801 >> >> Suggests that the bug was fixed in gedit v3.2. >> That bug report suggests that it appeared in Hardy Heron (8.04) >> Which version of Ubuntu are you using? It might be possible to update >> gedit to a fixed version. >> >> Talking of gedit, the G-code highlighter here is much better than the >> one on the LiveCD. >> http://www.cnc-club.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=80 >> >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
