Linux_Mint_22.1_LinuxCNC_2.10.iso

To be fair to Tommy, I've used this ISO successfully for a while now, this is the first issue I've come across and its not anything to do with linuxcnc, and sounds like I can resolve it.

In fact the synaptics displaylink drivers are only officially offered for ubuntu, while there is a community Debian option available, and the second computer I have that I set up a Debian build on is struggling to get the screen to show anything, where as this Mint ISO already allows the screen to display and operate with single point touch only, which would actually be sufficient for a cnc mill, but less refined than the screen could be.

This goes to show that there are pros and cons to all options and its not at all accurate to claim we must stick with Debian.

With that said, i am wanting to try Probe Basic, and being that this was developed for Debian may be the way i go, hence the aforementioned debian unit. 

To all that replied with useful information, greatly appreciated. Ill report back with results.

Heh.. the very next search i did after replying lead me to the info that the displaylink driver doesn't handle touch, Linux kernals hud-multitouch does.

always something new to learn eh.. though its pretty obveous in hindsight

The first problem is Python.
Python is powerfull, but permanently developed, so python scripts are version sensitive.
LinuxCNC depends on Python...
Debian is conservative, Ubuntu is progressive, so there must be version mismatches.
Sometimes old programs not works with new OS, but worst is when works, but not properly, become unstable or some functionality gone.... 
Believe me, experiments like LinuxCNC+Ubuntu are not worth wasted time.

Hi Tommy, I downloaded the ISO from your first post. Which software did you use to calculate the MD5? I’m using MD5-Check and getting a different MD5. Or did you post a newer version in another thread? The UEFI installation method seems outdated—do I need to disable Secure Boot?
Many thanks,
Hans

Holzwurm56 wrote:

Hi Tommy, I downloaded the ISO from your first post. Which software did you use to calculate the MD5? I’m using MD5-Check and getting a different MD5. Or did you post a newer version in another thread? The UEFI installation method seems outdated—do I need to disable Secure Boot?
Many thanks,
Hans
 

MD5 is MD5 - if the hash changed due to the program used it wouldn't be a very good hash, ha. My guess is that the checksum wasn't updated after the .iso had been modified. I downloaded it twice and got the same checksum on both files: 512B3E5226CB71127215BCF65C6A9B46