linuxcnc 2.8 not showing up in synaptic

BTW Who maintains this:

linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/getting-start...etting-linuxcnc.html

People who google for installing LinuxCNC get easily into that page and that page instructs you to download ISO image which is wheezy and 2.7 and the instruction (elsewhere) on how to upgrade to 2.8 don't work.

nyholku wrote: Thanks!

I will try gdebi.

Interesting how difficult it is to find current info, I thought I did" the right" by downloading the iso from linuxcnc website and then upgrading to 2.8.

So what would be the right way to get 2.8 if I want to just wipe the laptop clean and start over?

My main goal is try to use this setup as reference platform when I'm writing some code for Mac that interfaces to whb04b-6 pendant.

Can someone confirm that 2.8 contains the whb04b in /usr/bin or at least the source code so I can compile it?

wbr Kusti

If you don't mind using Mint 19.2 there is an ISO that contains Linuxcnc and is ready to go. Updated packages are usually built and uploaded on a Saturday or Sunday.
cnc.beaglebrainz.net/cdimage/cnc-19.2.0-...ate-uspace-64bit.iso

Just be sure to follow this post for updating the key from the keyserver for updates
forum.linuxcnc.org/9-installing-linuxcnc...-iso?start=20#177216

nyholku wrote: BTW Who maintains this:

linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/getting-start...etting-linuxcnc.html

People who google for installing LinuxCNC get easily into that page and that page instructs you to download ISO image which is wheezy and 2.7 and the instruction (elsewhere) on how to upgrade to 2.8 don't work.

Try linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/getting-start...etting-linuxcnc.html

Thanks, good, the old page (like old old page before that) could be improved by having a link and note to the 2.8 page.

Just select the version you require:

linuxcnc.org/docs/

I'm getting a 404 error when I follow the link off the 2.8 docs page to the .iso:

www.linuxcnc.org/iso/linuxcnc-2.8.0-buster.iso