Continuing the discussion from Any news on the official KiCad stable build?:
@Richard_Howlett, we started using an install program called Vagrant, it scripts the install of VirtualBox/Ubuntu/KiCad so that there is a standard build everyone gets. It takes a little longer on the install but guarantees that everyone is on the same platform. I think it’s best to standardize on Linux if you’re teaching KiCad, even if just for the UI stuff.
Great idea. I generally use parallels to run Kicad on my Mac, but when i discovered that there was a dmg, I got a little too excited. So you don’t have any video issues with VMbox? If not, will take this approach. Do you have an example of the Vagrant approach?
Why did you get “too excited”? These provided Mac versions work for me:
http://downloads.kicad.org/osx/
What build worked well for you? That was my original question. So far, the last 2 builds I installed, had too many bugs to teach a class.
Thanks, trying this now!
I use the buid from the 22th of July in the debug folder:
http://downloads.kicad.org/osx/DEBUG/kicad-r5971.20152207-023232.dmg
Thanks, I will try that version and see. Thanks again.
I did have much better success with running KiCad in a VM for the class I had last weekend. Likely this will my approach moving forward. Great to have everyone on the same page.