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I couldn't get wpa_supplicant to work at my site. Being the lazy ass I am I found it easier to just edit the interfaces file.
Then working out I was even more lazier, and I like to enable and disable wifi on the fly, I installed network-manager-gnome.
To be honest I'm thinking that building an update image for the RPi 5 with network-manager might be worth it. If users want to use the gpio driver they'll have to disable it
Why didn't someone read the info with the download ?
1: people are lazy
2: people don't pay attention they just want the instant reward
3: they just download from a link.

I put up a link to the Debian way of setting up networking, but I don't think people read this thread or read a thread from the beginning.

Parallel port is perfectly usable.
You may find you will you need an RTAI kernel.
Tuning for a machine that has to run a base and servo thread is a bit harder than one that just requires a servo thread.

remora-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/development/checklist.html

remora-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

forum.linuxcnc.org/18-computer/42276-rem...rocontroller-via-spi

Hi All, 
While I just received some lovely Mesa boards for my mill project which will run on an older, seconhand Lenovo Tiny with a likewise secondhand touchscreen, I am thinking ahead here for a cheaper way to run Lcnc on a small lathe. 

I am based in Asia and can tap into the Chinese used market easier, faster and way cheaper than I can source new or used from US/Eu and I also do need to do the next project a bit cheaper. 

I just realized that quite a lot of the 2017 onwards Tinys have full PCIe slots which via a cheap riser should be able to accept regular PCIe expansions boards like parallel port ones.
So, for the small lathe project which wont need many IOs and just 2 axis, I was thinking of going old school with parallel port and one of those cheap 5-axis parallel boards from China. Granted, a Tiny with PCIe will be slightly more expensive than my older one without PCIe but not by much. And the riser adapter and extensions can be had for just a few bucks, too. At the end of the day, maybe I wont actually save more than 100-150 bucks or so but I am willing to give it a go. 

Now, the simple/stupid question: Parallel port is still cool for Lcnc, right? I wont lose out on any software functionality other than having a much less swank, feature rich and well built board like a Mesa and having to use a different configuration tool? But once setup, I can expect it to run the same as on a Mesa?

Here's that 5 axis Par board I mentioned (less than USD 3):
 

Oh, before you say RPI 5 can do Par Port too and there's even a hat to interface it to this exact 5 axis board, I think I'd prefer to stick to a Lenovo Tiny. The latter wouldn't even cost much more and I could keep a copy of Windows on it for when/if I need to tune servos and such. 
 

@rodw, I haven't checked recently, but the iso had an old qtpyvcp source listed that causes some issues and requires removed to resolve. We updated the instructions to use the lockdown deb on the forum page as it doesn't have the outdated source.

People who follow random methods to install Linuxcnc are bound to  end up with issues sooner or later as things change
Install using the image on the downloads page and install probe basic etc from repositories
This will mean you get better support as people like Lcvette will be dealing with a known environment.