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Running EMC
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Invoking emc
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After installation, emc2 starts just like any other piece of Linux software:
 run it from the terminal by issuing the command 
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emc
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, or select it in the Applications > CNC menu.
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Configuration Selector
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By default, the Configuration Selector dialog is shown when you first run
 emc.
 Your own personalized configurations are shown at the top of the list,
 followed by sample configurations.
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Since each sample configuration is for a different type of hardware interface,
 most will not run on your system.
 The configurations listed under the category 
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sim
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 run entirely without attached hardware.
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Figure 
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 shows the appearance of the configuration selector screen.
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EMC2 Configuration Selector
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Click any of the listed configurations to display specific information about
 it.
 Double-click a configuration or click OK to start the configuration.
 Select 
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Create Desktop Shortcut
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 and then click OK to add an icon on the Ubuntu desktop to directly launch
 this configuration without showing the Configuration Selector screen.
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If you select a configuration from the Sample Configurations section, you
 will be asked to copy the configuration to a location in your home directory.
 It is safe to say 
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yes
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 to this prompt.
 If you say 
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no
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, emc may start but will behave strangely--for instance, offsets entered
 with Touch Off will be cleared unexpectedly.
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Copy Configuration Dialog
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Next steps in configuration
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If your machine is controlled with step and direction signals on the PC
 parallel port, read the next chapter, 
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Stepconf
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.
 Otherwise, find the sample configuration that uses the same interface hardware
 as your machine, and customizing it according to the details of your machine.
 Make a copy of that configuration in your home directory and continue reading
 the chapter 
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INI Configuration
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.
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