It is NOT "Raspberry Pi software" if it is on an Intel CPU.   Yes, Linux
runs on many kinds of hardware.   The same software can not run o both
Intel and ARM.   It is one or the other.

On Sun, Oct 9, 2022 at 4:02 PM John Dammeyer <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:[email protected]]
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 9, 2022 at 1:00 PM John Dammeyer <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I thought I would try this with no expectations that it would actually
> > > work.  I have an apple MacBook Pro from around 2011 installed with the
> > > Raspberry Pi version of Linux.
> > >
> >
> > That has no chance of working, the old Mac has an Intel i5 CPU and the
> > Raspberry Pi is an ARM-based computer.
> >
> > Chris Albertson
> > Redondo Beach, California
>
> Hi Chris,
> Not sure where you are coming from on that.  With the exception of access
> to RPi hardware the look and feel of the user interface is a Pi.  In fact
> even the Sense Hat Emulator software is available for users to develop
> sense hat code in python on the laptop and then later download it to the
> embedded pi with sense hat.
>
> I've already downloaded the Lazarus Free Pascal for it.
> To me it looks like a Pi.  Just can't access Pi hardware of course.
>
> As the attached screen shot shows, it's unlikely you'd know whether this
> was the Pi or the MacBook.  (answer: it's the Macbook).
>
> And as my previous posting shows, it's running a fairly current version of
> Linux.
>
> Since on my RPi4 LinuxCNC just shows up as a desktop ICON and a list of
> programs on the drop down menu to install etc. I was wondering how to get
> LinuxCNC onto an 'existing Linux system'.
>
> As Andy says it won't be the 2.9 package since this isn't bookworm.   But
> is it possible to install LinuxCNC onto an existing linux system?
>
> John
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