Configuring a Floating Head

i get this message hen i do those in the terminal

user@debian:~$ sudo apt dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gconf2 gnome-mime-data icedtea-netx icedtea-netx-common libbonobo2-0
libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0 libbonoboui2-common libevent-2.0-5
libgnome-2-0 libgnome2-common libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomecanvas2-common
libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-common libidl-2-0
libmicrodns0 liborbit-2-0 liborbit2 libotf0 linux-headers-4.9.0-8-amd64
linux-headers-4.9.0-8-common potrace python-gconf python-gnome2
python-pyorbit python-serial yapps2-runtime
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
default-java-plugin icedtea-8-plugin
The following packages will be upgraded:
default-jre default-jre-headless firefox-esr icedtea-netx
4 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 45.9 kB/48.5 MB of archives.
After this operation, 20.2 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 ftp.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 default-jre amd64 2:1.8-58+deb9u1 [930 B]
Get:2 ftp.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 default-jre-headless amd64 2:1.8-58+deb9u1 [10.1 kB]
Get:3 ftp.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 icedtea-netx amd64 1.6.2-3.1+deb9u1 [34.9 kB]
Fetched 45.9 kB in 0s (75.9 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 178366 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing default-java-plugin (2:1.8-58) ...
Removing icedtea-8-plugin:amd64 (1.6.2-3.1) ...
(Reading database ... 178362 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../default-jre_2%3a1.8-58+deb9u1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking default-jre (2:1.8-58+deb9u1) over (2:1.8-58) ...
Preparing to unpack .../default-jre-headless_2%3a1.8-58+deb9u1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking default-jre-headless (2:1.8-58+deb9u1) over (2:1.8-58) ...
Preparing to unpack .../firefox-esr_68.10.0esr-1~deb9u1_amd64.deb ...
Leaving 'diversion of /usr/bin/firefox to /usr/bin/firefox.real by firefox-esr'
Unpacking firefox-esr (68.10.0esr-1~deb9u1) over (60.3.0esr-1~deb9u1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox-esr_68.10.0esr-1~deb9u1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
unable to move aside './usr/share/icons/hicolor/symbolic/apps/firefox-esr-symbolic.svg' to install new version: Invalid cross-device link
Preparing to unpack .../icedtea-netx_1.6.2-3.1+deb9u1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking icedtea-netx:amd64 (1.6.2-3.1+deb9u1) over (1.6.2-3.1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/firefox-esr_68.10.0esr-1~deb9u1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I have 2.8 now, maybe thats why I'm getting that error message. nonetheless theres still no plasmac

Aldenflorio wrote: I have 2.8 now, maybe thats why I'm getting that error message. nonetheless theres still no plasmac

You should find Plasmac under the sims. It does not get installed for you.

I don’t know where sims is. Sorry I’m not very familiar with any of this.

None of those messages above are related to LinuxCNC, do you have the linuxcnc repository in /etc/apt/sources.list or any of the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ files

If it is a new installation then you need to setup a PlasmaC config yourself:
linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/plasma/plasma..._installing_linuxcnc
linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/plasma/plasma..._to_the_base_machine

If you want to try a PlasmaC sim then run LinuxCNC and you will get a config selector, PlasmaC is in Sample Configurations >> by_machine >> plasmac

i have Linuxcnc.list and Linuxcnc.list.save. I also have base.list and base.list.save but im not sure if those pertain to linuxcnc.

When i do this command: $ python /usr/share/doc/linuxcnc/examples/sample-configs/by_machine/plasmac/configurator.py

i get this: bash: $: command not found

What are the contents of linuxcnc.list and base.list files?

Could you also post the result of uname -a from a terminal

Linuxcnc.list

base.list

How do i do uname? if i just type uname in the terminal i get linux

in a terminal, enter:

Linux debian 4.9.0-8-rt-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT RT Debian 4.9.110-3+deb9u6 (2018-10-08) x86_64 GNU/Linux