I have managed to make a boot drive , installed linuxmint as an OEM install wiping all other stuff on the way, and am accessing this forum via LM.
Will clearly get used to it and when I do I will download linux CNC.
Did you do it from the link I gave you.
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If so you also have linuxcnc.
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I must admit that I get mightily perplexed by the jargon these software folks speak .
You mean like this:-
and am accessing this forum via LM.