you can still use the X-Carve server to remotely control the X-Carve so keep that in mind.
as far as using the easel local this has not been updated with the newer drivers but you can still use this method as listed in this newer post. Easel Local for Linux? - #17 by SamyKamkar
keep in mind that all the improvements started here with this post. and since you can still use some of the program (server end) to also remote control the X-Carve it is still viable.