Thanks guys Yeah just seeing if I can run cam on same CNC lathe computer.
Testing on a VM to see if I can get it running on Linux. I know I could just use a VM. I do for other stuff all the time. On Mon, 24 Mar 2025, 12:55 Chris Albertson, <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Mar 23, 2025, at 12:34 PM, andrew beck <andrewbeck0...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > hey guys > > > > just trying to install wine on a debian bookwork linuxcnc iso i installed > > in a VM > > You installed Wine in a VM? That can’t be right. > > Wine is a windows Emulator and allows some Windows apps to run in Linux > but iy is hit or miss if it works for any given Windows app. A VM will > allow you to install the actual Windows OS on the Linux system it is nearly > 100% reliable although VMs will consume quite a lot of resources so it > might not be good to run a VM on a computer that is also running a machine > tool in real time. > > Hardware is cheap, I’d buy a different computer for Windows or at least > not try and run Windows and LCNC art the same time on one computer. The Vm > approach should work but Wine is an imported emulation of Windoews. > > > > > has anyone done this before and got some tips? > > > > i am playing with some really cool cam software ecam and want to try > > running it through wine on the cnc controller > > > > just seeing what i can get working currently and having a play > > > > but would love to ask the linux gurus about it > > > > cheers > > > > Andrew > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
