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Best software for a DCC layout and Linux?

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Posted by luvadj on Monday, January 25, 2010 4:11 PM

 I'm running jmri in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS as well as Dreamlinux 3.5 using a 1.2MHz AMD on my N-O&NW...It's running a Wangrow System One DCC system and it functions just fine.

It's not a hard job to install it all, but not a good way to learn about installing Linux programs...things can and sometimes do go wrong.

Good luck with it; I'm sure you'll like it once you try it.

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Posted by PlymGuy on Sunday, January 24, 2010 11:23 PM

 Thanks I'll check it out.

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Posted by nbrodar on Sunday, January 24, 2010 10:31 PM

 JMRI http://jmri.sourceforge.net/ will run on a Linux machine (or any machine running Java for that matter). I've only used the Windows version, but it is powerful and packs a lot of features.

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Posted by PlymGuy on Sunday, January 24, 2010 9:40 PM

 I have several machines at home, I run Linux on two of them exclusively, no reason to run wine, I don't dual boot.  I also have a few windows machines.

I'm just trying to do some initial homework as to what kind of DCC layout software is out there that's all, curious what others use.

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Posted by richg1998 on Sunday, January 24, 2010 7:27 PM

 

There is no best, only what might be best for you.

You might have to run Windows in Linux using Wine I think. I have heard of people running Windows like that but definitely Off Topic. Try a Forum for your OS. One must exist.

I run Mint 7 Gnome but have not touched Windows for over six years.

I see in a couple Linux forums people running Windows in a Linux environment.

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Best software for a DCC layout and Linux?
Posted by PlymGuy on Sunday, January 24, 2010 7:06 PM

Hi,

What would you folks consider to be the best software to run on Linux to control a DCC layout?  I run Centos 5.4 on one of my machines - same as Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

I have an area in the basement of about a 270 square feet of L shaped area to work with at present - 24' x 13.5', with the stairwell.

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