Installing LinuxCNC 2.9 or Master on Linux Mint 21

tommylight post=263286 userid=17274Updated original post as this no longer works due to Python versions.
If anything changes, i will update again.

It looks to me that the python dependency is based on the system that made the deb.
I tried to make a deb on a lower python version but something failed with translations.
Linuxcnc seems to be getting harder

Python, QT, Wayland, what's next?
At one point in time, the buildbot version of LinuxCNC required Python under 3.6 and over 3.9 at the same time! I am sure i posted about that here somewhere, it is astonishing how much mess Python 3.n has made, with everything, not just with LinuxCNC.
I did waste quite some time trying to figure out how to make an appimage for LinuxCNC, from experience with plenty of apps in that format, they do work perfectly, no installation, no dependencies as everything is included, etc etc, but the tutorials online are useless and copied/pasted from the same source, information's are all about what i do not need, and none mention dependencies. Or my search-fu has failed miserably.
This would have been the best solution as it would run on almost anything, just download, make executable, run.
And since uspace version works as sim if there is no real time kernel, all would be good with the world!
Need realtime? Install kernel.
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Before anyone takes off at a tangent, no "snaps" and no "flatpak", but definitely NO SNAPS! Flatpak is bearable, somehow, maybe.

cmorley wrote:

I tried to make a deb on a lower python version but something failed with translations.

Try it with --no-docs
Usually that works and takes much less time to compile.

I can see no obvious way to adjust the debian deb build process. I changed the generated compiling command directly and it failed in some other translation way.

./configure in the debian folder takes arguments. try ./configure help (or --help) There is a nodocs setting somewhere. Just not sure of the syntax

great thanks - I'll try that.