[Debian Wheezy] Easy install LinuxCNC

I forwarded the link to this thread to the folk at the ATX Hackerspace... looks like two options...

1) Install GEDIT
2) Change the EDITOR link to something else.

I'm inherently lazy... anyone have the proper change to make in the INI file? Then I'll copy/paste.

What? I admitted it....

I did some experimenting... it looks like the the replacement text editor is mousepad.

I changed the line from

EDITOR = GEDIT

to

EDITOR = MOUSEPAD

that worked... if someone has a better program let me know.

Thanks,
Jerry

Me too... I'm just saying, to make it work... if you don't have it connected to the internet... you need to change it to MOUSEPAD.

If you have it connected to the internet... then you need to install GEDIT as it is not a part of this install. (Unfortunately.)

I have been using MOUSEPAD... but I realize that GEDIT is much better... so I revisited this topic... and looked at the instructions above.

Now realize that what I know of LINUX commands could fit on the head of a pin... however I know enough to pull up terminal and give it a go.

I created a development PC called "MONGO" with a user "mongo" and a password "mongo"... I was watching Flash Gordon (1985) at the time...

Birchy said... to try this...
Anyway... in terminal I typed su mongo
It replied PASSWORD: and I typed mongo

Ok... so far good... the instructions said to type in aptitude install gedit so I did...

It looked like it was doing some sort of install... then I got...
Just for giggles from terminal I typed MOUSEPAD... and it came up fine.
I tried the same with GEDIT but it came up with
So... tomorrow, I'll spool out 100 feet of LAN cable to the development machine and go with the Synaptic Package Manager and give that a try.

I just wanted to pass along this information so if someone else attempts to replicate it they will know what to expect.

Thanks,
Jerry