Does LinuxCNC work on Mint

You've opened a can of worms.

What I will probably do in the near future is find a second hand Dell optiplex series Desktop Computer and use that as recommended by tommylight and thanks to him for the installation link.

Thanks.

What is the hardware interface of your CNC?

Would that be SPARK Concepts xPro v3

See how educated CNC wise I am.

If you have a SPARK Concepts xPro v3 that is not a LInuxCNC compatible motion device, its a GRBL implementation complete with step drivers. GRBL is a different motion control system and normally has a user interface program like Chilipeppr on the host PC

Oh dear.
Yes its definitely a SPARK Concepts xPro V3.

What I've decided to do is use my desktop computer (HP Pavilion p6 series with windows 7) this should easily control the CNC without any problem.

Then you my Mint laptop for every day computer stuff.

I'll come back and let you know how I get on.

Thank all for your help and please close this post if you think its finished.

What happens if you go here with your Mint machine?

chilipeppr.com/grbl