Install Probe Basic

If you follow the instructions carefully it takes about an hour start to finish including creating and installing Linux on a clean system. I do it every few days for new builds and testing and it's not too bad considering what it is. The machine setup is the most challenging and that is really such a unique to user thing that is hard to make it simpler.

@lcvette I have LinucCNC 2.9 running on my computer now, installed using this:
linuxcnc.org/docs/stable/html/getting-st...th_preempt_rt_kernel
If I'm understanding the documentation correctly, the above link installs the Debian Bookworm distribution.

To install Probe Basic, do I start at the very beginning of this which seems to install Debian Bookworm.
kcjengr.github.io/probe_basic/stable_quick_start_apt.html

Or start here?
kcjengr.github.io/probe_basic/quick_start.html

for installing qtpyvcp and probe basic use the apt install, it stay updated and will update as updates are available when you run sudo apt update for the system.

the linuxcnc installation seems to be a moving target, i use my own instructions in the stable_quick_start_apt for installing debian and linuxcnc and it seems to be the most reliable. but you technically should be able to do it the way you outlined above. please report back if you get errors.

Brilliant, that makes complete sense now. I'm a Linux noob so I'll probably ask a bunch of questions with seemingly obvious answers. I do know how to search so I try to keep it to a minimum.

sweet no worries!