Re: running FreeBSD on Notebook

On Fri, May 6, 2022 at 7:56 PM Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote:
> On Fri, 6 May 2022 11:38:29 -0600
> Gary Aitken wrote:
> > I don't currently run fbsd on a laptop; I run ubuntu only because some
> > apps I need like prusa-slicer aren't available on fbsd.
>         I run slicer, Flashprint and Simplify3d[1] in a Linux VM under
> Bhyve.

I did port CURA (both GUI and CLI part) some time ago around 2014..
but I have switched to Zortrax UV LCD printer and that one uses closed
source Z-Suite.. so I need to have one (and only) windoze machine for
3D printer and CNC machine control with windoze only soft for them.

It is possible to use most Linux ELF binaries directly on FreeBSD, but
the tools are Open-Source so it is a good thing to port them to
FreeBSD so you can have a native port/package :-)

From what I can see, Prusa software [1] is Open-Source and based on
Slic3r [2]. I was using Slic3r too before I ported Cura. I cannot see
the Slic3r anymore (maybe I was running it from the sources directly),
but all Cura ports [3][4] and PrusaSlicer [5] seems to be still
maintained natively on FreeBSD :-) Here is a forum thread on how to
run Slic3r from the sources [6] :-)

[1] https://github.com/prusa3d/PrusaSlicer
[2] https://github.com/slic3r/Slic3r
[3] https://www.freshports.org/cad/cura/
[4] https://www.freshports.org/cad/cura-engine/
[5] https://www.freshports.org/cad/PrusaSlicer/
[6] https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/laser-cutter-3d-printer.62273/

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