On Jul 23, 2014 5:35 PM, "Steve Blackmore" <st...@pilotltd.net> wrote: > > On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:20:05 +0300, you wrote: > > >do you still think that everybody else are fools and you are the only > >smart guy around here? > >Do not be so helpless! I know that you are on this list for at least 4 > >years and this link has been mentioned here numerous times: > >http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/dists/ > > > >I hope that you do understand, how to proceed further. Just in case you don't: > >1) select folder that matches Ubuntu version you are running; > >2) select which version of LinuxCNC you want; I suppose it would be "master-rt"; > > If you only suppose - how I am I supposed to know which one I want? > > >3) I suppose you are running 32-bit Ubuntu and want a binary package, > >so "binary-i386" is the choice; > >4) then download deb packages of particular buildbot version - there > >are linuxcnc, linuxcnc-dev and docs packages available. > > Then what do you do? > > >5) even my girlfrien knows, how to install downloaded deb packages... > > So what? I'm not her... I don't! > > Sorry - but if it aint as simple as > > Go to web page > Select release or latest beta > (with explanations of differences) > download > double click downloaded file > > and it installs your average non linux user wont bother and the very > reason linuxcnc isn't more popular.
Steve, Would it be possible the LinuxCNC group doesn't care that much about non linux users converting to some flavor of linux? I think it would be very possible. I don't know of anyone working on usb style (sutomagic) self configuration. A non linux user not wishing to get his 'hands' dirty in the software probably will not want to get his hands dirty wiring a machine or fixing a ball screw. Perhaps, for the LinuxCNC group, having a not insignificant hurdle to jump will eliminate a lot of 'problems'. I use Linux for everything possible and I will sometimes recommend Windows in response to someone asking what should be purchased. When the eyes glaze over as I describe even testing linux and all the choices of distributions I will rather quickly suggest a Windows box from Best Buy. just my 2 cents Stuart > > > Steve Blackmore > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and > search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck > Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code > search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
