Quick install install linuxcnc using the stretch iso http://www.linuxcnc.org/testing-stretch-rtpreempt/ once boot upgrade to linuxcnc version 2.8 or master Dependencies $ sudo apt install python-pyqt5 python-pyqt5.qtquick python-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 python-pyqt5.qtopengl python-pyqt5.qsci python-pyqt5.qtmultimedia qml-module-qtquick-controls gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad libqt5multimedia5-plugins pyqt5-dev-tools python-dev python-setuptools python-pip git jauriacnc pip package $ pip install jcnc Customize clone the jcnc repository $ git clone https://github.com/TurBoss/jauriacnc.git install the dev version using pip $ cd jauriacnc $ pip install -e . now you can run editvcp to edit the interface $ editvcp jcnc