Trouble installing NativeCAM

Hello,

First let me say I am as green as one can be, I am new to Linux and LinuxCNC.

I was able to download and create a bootable USB stick and install Debian Wheezy with LinuxCNC v2.7. I also updated LinuxCNC via the Synaptic Package Manager to v2.7.8.

In an attempt to learn about LinuxCNC and how to use it I have been watching YouTube videos, this is where I came across NativeCAM. I went to github.com and the NativeCAM readme file, Mar 14, 2017, states that...

NativeCAM is now a deb package supplied with LinuxCNC meaning it can be automatically updated after changes are published (if not released yet, it is a matter of days)

I did not see it included in either 2.7 or 2.7.8, am I missing it some how? I also did not see it listed in the Package Manager.

NativeCam is a realy nice addition to Linuxcnc, it is already in github as a source and binaries, but Nick is working on making it an instalable deb package so it will be much easier to have it working. Last i read here it is due theese days so you can wait for the deb or you can download the existing package from github and make that work, it has all the info on how to included. You can use it as a stand alone by just double clicking on ncam.py or use it with sim configs already included to see how to use it and get to know it, or you can make it be embeded in your config. The embede and sim are nice as you can see the changes as you make them on the Axis screen.

I went ahead and did a git clone but am getting errors when I try and run it. I have run out of time today (my day off) so I will wait to see if it becomes available as a deb by my next day off. If not I will try again. Thanks for the feedback.

I'm also having trouble installing NativeCam, in my case the root cause seems to be that the install scripts make too many assumptions about ini files. I have various things broken out in #INCLUDE files, and the install scripts can't find things.
Would it be possible to summarise the edits that the install script is trying to make so I can do them by hand.
The simulation setups work fine so the basic install is ok.
One teeny tiny point, for me "height" is, was and ever shall be associated with the Z-axis, trying to remember that "depth" refers to the Z-axis catches me every time. Was there a reason for this choice?
Roger

It is a great tool and a very useful addition but I gave up trying to get it running as it should.
I think it still needs some work to fully integrate with axis, it would be nice to see it adopted by Lcnc.
I know I followed the destruction's to the letter and it only ever worked as standalone or in demo mode for me.

I have plenty of computers and i tend to install them offten, like every 2 to 4 days at least one or two of them, experimenting and stuff.
I use Axis gui and nativecam works on the first try always.
This is with Ubuntu and Mint, several versions from 16.04 and 17.2 to the latest.
As far as i recal, it can also be embeded as a tab in Axis and Gmoccapy.