Can I have 2 seperate interfaces on the same computer?

Hello Everyone,
I have a question about using 2 interfaces on the same computer.
Right now I have my milling machine and it works on is axis 2.8.2 running on linux mint 19.3
But I really want to try Probe Basic but I don't want to ruin whats already working, can I
Install the latest version of Linuxcnc and Probe Basic and go back and forth between the two
to see if I can get it working on Probe Basic without deleting axis 2.8.2?
Thanks Mike

But of course!

Any suggestions on how to do this?

If you are using stepconf, just change the GUI dropdown and save changes.

(Make a copy of config first just in case)

Ok so by installing Linuxcnc 2.9 and probe basic it won't change any of the original Linuxcnc 2.8 and axis stuff I have?

2.9 will overwrite your 2.8.x installation

If you want to run both, its actually rather difficult because of the different Python versions
required by 2.8.x and 2.9.x

In general its possible to run multiple LinuxCNC versions (say 2.9.4 and 2.10) by having
a normal installed version and a RIP (Run In Place) version but 2.8.x and 2.9.x don't get along.

 

 
Different python versions probably work fine.

But APT and LinuxCNC, and GNU/Linux don't understand that.

Would a virtualenv work or something?

Stupid Python.

I wish Python had LTS releases like Java does.

Why do you need 2.9?

I though you just wanted to try a different GUI.

Also, there is a reason AXIS is the default GUI.

It might not be perfect, or flashy, but it's pretty good.

I need 2.9 because I want Probe Basic, and it won't run on 2.8 for me..

To retain your old system, it might be simplest to install the 2.9.4 ISO
on a different PC (or SSD)