Probe basic launch issue

I just tried to install probe basic and was able to but when i try to launch it i get the following error Traceback (most recent call last):File "/usr/bin/probe_basic", line 8, in <module>sys.exit(main())~~~~^^File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/probe_basic/__init__.py", line 20, in mainqtpyvcp.run_vcp(opts, VCP_CONFIG_FILE)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpyvcp/__init__.py", line 26, in run_vcprun(*args, **kwargs)~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpyvcp/app/__init__.py", line 129, in runlaunch_application(opts, config)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpyvcp/app/launcher.py", line 70, in launch_applicationapp = _initialize_object_from_dict(config)File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpyvcp/app/launcher.py", line 205, in _initialize_object_from_dictobj = _get_object_by_referance(provider)File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpyvcp/app/launcher.py", line 193, in _get_object_by_referancereturn getattr(importlib.import_module(modname), attrname)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^File "/usr/lib/python3.13/importlib/__init__.py", line 88, in import_modulereturn _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_importFile "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_loadFile "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlockedFile "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935, in _load_unlockedFile "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1026, in exec_moduleFile "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removedFile "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpyvcp/app/application.py", line 7, in <module>import impModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'imp'
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I posted it ti the gethub, hopefully they can help me get this thing going..

I guess you're installing on Trixie.

Install
sudo apt install python3-zombie-imp

Then if you try to run you'll get another error which is related to libqt5quickwidgets5
sudo apt install libqt5quickwidgets5

I installed the sugested files and now I am getting the following error report.


Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/probe_basic", line 8, in <module>
sys.exit(main())
~~~~^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/probe_basic/__init__.py", line 20, in main
qtpyvcp.run_vcp(opts, VCP_CONFIG_FILE)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpyvcp/__init__.py", line 26, in run_vcp
run(*args, **kwargs)
~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpyvcp/app/__init__.py", line 129, in run
launch_application(opts, config)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpyvcp/app/launcher.py", line 78, in launch_application
loadWindows(config)
~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpyvcp/app/launcher.py", line 230, in loadWindows
window = _initialize_object_from_dict(window_dict)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpyvcp/app/launcher.py", line 210, in _initialize_object_from_dict
return obj(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/probe_basic/probe_basic.py", line 35, in __init__
super(ProbeBasic, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpyvcp/widgets/form_widgets/main_window.py", line 56, in __init__
self.loadUi(ui_file)
~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpyvcp/widgets/form_widgets/main_window.py", line 115, in loadUi
uic.loadUi(ui_file, self)
~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/__init__.py", line 241, in loadUi
return DynamicUILoader(package).loadUi(uifile, baseinstance, resource_suffix)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/Loader/loader.py", line 66, in loadUi
return self.parse(filename, resource_suffix)
~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 1037, in parse
actor(elem)
~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 828, in createUserInterface
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 273, in createWidget
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 503, in createLayout
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 546, in handleItem
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 503, in createLayout
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 546, in handleItem
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 503, in createLayout
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 546, in handleItem
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 273, in createWidget
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 273, in createWidget
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 503, in createLayout
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 546, in handleItem
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 503, in createLayout
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 546, in handleItem
self.traverseWidgetTree(elem)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 806, in traverseWidgetTree
handler(self, child)
~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 264, in createWidget
self.stack.push(self.setupObject(widget_class, parent, elem))
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/uiparser.py", line 228, in setupObject
obj = self.factory.createQObject(clsname, name, args, is_attribute)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/objcreator.py", line 100, in createQObject
factory = self.findQObjectType(classname)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/objcreator.py", line 125, in findQObjectType
w = module.search(classname)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/Loader/qobjectcreator.py", line 113, in search
module = __import__(mname, {}, {}, (cls,))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/widgets/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
from widgets.lathe_tool_touch_off.lathe_tool_touch_off import LatheToolTouchOff
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/widgets/lathe_tool_touch_off/lathe_tool_touch_off.py", line 19, in <module>
from qtpy.QtQuickWidgets import QQuickWidget
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/qtpy/QtQuickWidgets.py", line 13, in <module>
from PyQt5.QtQuickWidgets import *
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'PyQt5.QtQuickWidgets'

Sorry I may have given the wrong package.
Have a look at this one.
packages.debian.org/trixie/amd64/python3-pyqt5.qtquick

Many apologies I was working from memory and apparently my memory was corrupted. I apologise for any time wasted.

Regarding the python errors if yo get a ModuleNotFoundError you can search for the name of the module that is stated as missing .

Sorry, I'm a total beginner when it comes to this stuff. I'm at the copy and paste stage and don't really know what I'm looking for on that link...Is there a specific package I should download?

So I installed python3-pyqt5.qtquick and now it works !!!! Thank you sooo much!!

So i was able to get PB to launch and then i tried to do the modifications that were recomended on the start screen. I modified my HAL and INI files and now have the following error report..
Error report created by /usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/show_errors.tcl:

Print file information:
RUN_IN_PLACE=no
LINUXCNC_DIR=
LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc
LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR=
LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules
LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR=
LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.6
LINUXCNC - 2.9.4
Machine configuration directory is '/home/kris/linuxcnc/configs/my_mill'
Machine configuration file is 'my_mill.ini'
INIFILE=/home/kris/linuxcnc/configs/my_mill/my_mill.ini
VERSION=1.1
PARAMETER_FILE=probe_basic.var
TPMOD=
HOMEMOD=
TASK=milltask
HALUI=halui
DISPLAY=probe_basic
COORDINATES=X Y Z
KINEMATICS=trivkins coordinates=XYZ
Starting LinuxCNC...
Starting LinuxCNC server program: linuxcncsvr
Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules
Starting LinuxCNC IO program: iov2
Starting HAL User Interface program: halui
linuxcnc TPMOD=tpmod HOMEMOD=homemod EMCMOT=motmod
twopass:invoked with <> options
twopass:found ./main.hal
twopass:CANNOT FIND FILE FOR:io.hal
twopass:CANNOT FIND FILE FOR:io.hal
Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC...
iov2: exiting
Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules
Removing NML shared memory segments

Debug file information:
Note: Using POSIX realtime
2139
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components
Note: Using POSIX realtime

---

Info report created by linuxcnc_info:
The file: /tmp/linuxcnc_info.txt
can be posted to a forum or a web site like:
pastebin.com
in order to provide information about the linuxcnc
system and configuration.

Date: Fri Nov 21 08:56:05 AM CST 2025
UTC Date: Fri Nov 21 02:56:05 PM UTC 2025
this program: /usr/bin/linuxcnc_info
uptime: 08:56:05 up 3 min, 1 user, load average: 1.44, 0.72, 0.30
lsb_release -sa: Debian Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie) 13 trixie
linuxcnc: /usr/bin/linuxcnc
pwd: /home/kris/linuxcnc/configs/my_mill
USER: kris
LOGNAME: kris
HOME: /home/kris
EDITOR:
VISUAL:
LANGUAGE:
TERM: dumb
COLORTERM:
DISPLAY: :0.0
DESKTOP: lightdm-xsession
display size: 1920x1080 pixels (509x286 millimeters)
PATH: /usr/bin:/home/kris/linuxcnc/configs/my_mill/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games

uname items:
nodename -n: debian
kernel-name -s: Linux
kernel-vers -v: #1 SMP PREEMPT_RT Debian 6.12.48-1 (2025-09-20)
machine -m: x86_64
processor -p: unknown
platform -i: unknown
oper system -o: GNU/Linux

/proc items:
cmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12.48+deb13-rt-amd64 root=UUID=5efc6035-1184-4e51-acb6-e99aeeac4490 ro quiet isolcpus=3
model name: Intel(R) N100
cores: 4
cpu MHz: 1744.606
parport:
serial:

Versions:
gcc: gcc (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0
python: Python 3.13.5
git: not_in_PATH
git commit: NA
tcl: 8.6
/usr/bin/linuxcnc_info: line 159: wish: command not found
tk:
glade: not_in_PATH

linuxcnc_var all:

LINUXCNCVERSION: 2.9.4
LINUXCNC_AUX_GLADEVCP: /usr/share/linuxcnc/aux_gladevcp
LINUXCNC_AUX_EXAMPLES: /usr/share/linuxcnc/aux_examples
REALTIME: /usr/lib/linuxcnc/realtime
RTS: uspace
HALLIB_DIR: /usr/share/linuxcnc/hallib
PYTHON: /usr/bin/python3

dpkg -l '*linuxcnc*':
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-===================-============-============-=====================================================================
un linuxcnc <none> <none> (no description available)
un linuxcnc-dev <none> <none> (no description available)
un linuxcnc-doc <none> <none> (no description available)
ii linuxcnc-doc-en 1:2.9.4-2 all motion controller for CNC machines and robots (English documentation)
un linuxcnc-doc-es <none> <none> (no description available)
un linuxcnc-doc-fr <none> <none> (no description available)
un linuxcnc-sim <none> <none> (no description available)
un linuxcnc-sim-dev <none> <none> (no description available)
ii linuxcnc-uspace 1:2.9.4-2 amd64 motion controller for CNC machines and robots
ii linuxcnc-uspace-dev 1:2.9.4-2 amd64 PC based motion controller for real-time Linux