After installation, EMC2 starts just like any other piece of Linux software: run it from the terminal by issuing the command `emc`, or select it in the Applications > CNC menu.

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. Since each sample configuration is for a different type of hardware interface, some will not run without the hardware installed. The configurations listed under the category simrun entirely without attached hardware.

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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 Create Desktop Shortcutand then click OK to add an icon on the Ubuntu desktop to directly launch this configuration without showing the Configuration Selector screen.

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 yesto this prompt. If you say no, EMC may start but will behave strangely-for instance, offsets entered with Touch Off will be cleared unexpectedly. This is because the files are read only if you don’t save a copy to your home directory.

Copy Configuration Dialog

After finding the sample configuration that uses the same interface hardware as your machine, and saving a copy to your home directory you can customize it according to the details of your machine. Refer to the Integrators Manual for topics on configuration.