LinuxCNC on Debian 10 Buster quick and easy install

I really wanted this to be "quick and easy" but so far it hasn't been. By way of background I've worked with computers for over 30 years and done many support roles as well as recently writing Linux training materials for a major online training organization. I am more than happy to volunteer with improving the documentation for LinuxCNC since I'm a hobby machinist who's recently built a CNC mill from scratch and have worked with Linux since the 1990's.

This is what I get when following the directions in this post.

[john@LinuxCNCTEST:~$ sudo apt install gdebi linux-headers-4.19.0-8-common-rt linux-headers-4.19.0-8-rt linux-image-4.19.0-8-rt-amd64
sudo: apt: command not found
john@LinuxCNCTEST:~$ sudo apt-get install gdebi linux-headers-4.19.0-8-common-rt linux-headers-4.19.0-8-rt linux-image-4.19.0-8-rt-amd64
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package gdebi is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'gdebi' has no installation candidate
E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-4.19.0-8-common-rt
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-headers-4.19.0-8-common-rt'
E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-4.19.0-8-rt
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-headers-4.19.0-8-rt'
E: Unable to locate package linux-image-4.19.0-8-rt-amd64
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-image-4.19.0-8-rt-amd64'
john@LinuxCNCTEST:~$ ]

Thanks you for fixing the links, I was able to download the buildbot files but I still get stuck at the next step. As you can see I fixed the command but then the package isn't found. I have tried several work arounds already but if the goal is for this to be "quick and easy" for an average user I think people will still be frustrated.

BTW, I already have LinuxCNC running on my machine with a parallel port card but am now trying to upgrade to a Mesa 7i96 Ethernet controller card.

I want you to know I really do appreciate all the work you put in here and understand that the opensource world is made up largely of volunteers. Please feel free to contact me if I can be any help improving documentation, I am available and ready to chip in.

Thanks,

John

Yes

Thanks,

I could use Mint if that's better, it really does seem like an issue with Debian rather than LinuxCNC. I just want something that will update and take the 7i96 drivers. Have been very happy with my current system, I just want to be able to use this controller.

john

Thanks, I haven't checked sudo config on this machine yet but if Mint is better I'll just start over with that.

Appreciate the help....

John