Probe Basic Trixie APT Develop Install

Probe Basic APT development install guide for Debian 13 Trixie

Important Requirements

Probe Basic is currently designed for 1920x1080 screen sizes only.

Probe Basic requires graphics hardware that supports OpenGL 3.2 and OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) 1.50 or later.

LinuxCNC must be installed before installing QtPyVCP and Probe Basic packages.

Installation Steps

1. Download the LinuxCNC Debian 13 Trixie PREEMPT-RT ISO

Download from:

https://www.linuxcnc.org/iso/linuxcnc_2.9.8-amd64.hybrid.iso

This Debian 13 Trixie ISO installs Debian with the required PREEMPT-RT kernel and LinuxCNC uspace package.

2. Update the system

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

3. Install LinuxCNC (if not installed)

sudo apt install linuxcnc-uspace

4. Add the Trixie develop APT repository

AMD64 for PC installation repository:

sudo apt install curl
echo 'deb [arch=amd64] https://repository.qtpyvcp.com/apt trixie-dev main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kcjengr.list
curl -sS https://repository.qtpyvcp.com/repo/kcjengr.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/kcjengr.gpg
gpg --keyserver keys.openpgp.org --recv-key 2DEC041F290DF85A

ARM64 for Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 installation repository:

sudo apt install curl
echo 'deb [arch=arm64] https://repository.qtpyvcp.com/apt trixie-dev main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kcjengr.list
curl -sS https://repository.qtpyvcp.com/repo/kcjengr.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/kcjengr.gpg
gpg --keyserver keys.openpgp.org --recv-key 2DEC041F290DF85A

5. Update repositories

sudo apt update

6. Install QtPyVCP and Probe Basic

sudo apt install python3-qtpyvcp
sudo apt install python3-probe-basic

Updating and Configuration

Probe Basic and QtPyVCP update through normal APT upgrades.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade