Member Morgs Posted January 25, 2019 Member Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 Hi 3D coaters, just got the Linux demo, but i cant find any installation instructions, I haven't used Linux in a few years so I'm a bit rusty, I'm on Ubuntu 18.10 desktop so I'm assuming you can install a file with apt-get but it doesn't want to work for me. Regards Brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Hi Just unpack the archive tar.gz to desktop. How to create shortcut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgs Posted January 26, 2019 Author Member Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 Thanks Carlosan, that's awesome!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgs Posted February 9, 2019 Author Member Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 OK well I tried the instructions, and it didn't work, I cant see why, a couple of the commands needed sudo etc, any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Hi Send any linux support-related questions to Sergii Kryzhanovskyi atsupport.linux@3dcoat.com Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgs Posted February 10, 2019 Author Member Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgs Posted February 10, 2019 Author Member Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 I double clicked the executable and it opened, who knew, not I just need to make a short cut,thanks for the help Carlosan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor ajz3d Posted February 10, 2019 Contributor Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) @Morgs: You might also find those instructions helpful. Theyre' about setting up licensing and custom configuration directory: Also, if I may advice you on manual "installation" location on GNU/Linux systems, I suggest to unpack 3DC into a subdirectory of /opt path. Then create a symbolic link to 3DC executable in /usr/local/bin/. Reasons: https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch03s13.html https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch04s09.html Edited February 10, 2019 by ajz3d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kevjon Posted February 17, 2019 Member Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) Hi the guide how to create a shortcut is very useful to get 3DC up and running in Ubuntu based linux distros. Is there a guide where to install 3dc on linux. I mean which directories it should be installed to. When I unpack to Home or /opt I end up with 3 folders in my home directory 3D-CoatV3, 3D-CoatV4 & 3D-CoatV4.8. It seems kind of messy and clutters the home folder area or is that normal and how it is designed to be ? Edited February 17, 2019 by kevjon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 You have it correct but do not extract the tar.gz file to your home folder. Put on the desktop. 3DCoat creates a separate settings folder under home when you first run the program or when it is extracted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kevjon Posted February 19, 2019 Member Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Hi Carlosan, I copied the tar.gz file to the Desktop and extracted it there. It created a folder on my desktop 3DCoat-4.8.20 I then followed the guide in the previous post to create the 3D-Coat.Desktop & 3D-Coat.sh files and installed them in the directories suggested in the guide. When I ran the program it still created these folders in the Home directory ( 3D-CoatV3, 3D-CoatV4, 3D-CoatV4.8, Applinks ). So installing to the desktop is a little bit more messy than installing to the Home directory as I now have a folder on my desktop in addition to 4 extra folders in Home . 3D coat is running fine but I've emailed Sergii to see if he can provide any information as to where it should be installed. I think that information should be added to the guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SERGYI Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 3 hours ago, kevjon said: When I ran the program it still created these folders in the Home directory ( 3D-CoatV3, 3D-CoatV4, 3D-CoatV4.8, Applinks ). These folders are created automatically by "3DCoat" on all platforms and they have such purpose: 1. Folder "3D-CoatV48" contains user data files, like settings, scenes. 2. Folder "AppLinks" is used to exchange with third-party applications/plugins. 3. Folders "3D-CoatV3", "3D-CoatV4" are made for compatibility with some third-party applications/plugins. To stop "3DCoat" from creating these folder please define environment variable "COAT_FILES_PATH" with full custom path to folder where you want "3DCoat" stores your settings and scenes. Read more here and pay attention to section "Environment variables under Linux" in additional document: http://pilgway.com/~sergyi/Docs/CustomDocumentsFolder.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kevjon Posted February 20, 2019 Member Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Thanks very much Sergyi, very useful information and helps clear up what all the folders are for and where I could install 3D Coat on a linux system. I've decided to stick with installation in the Home folder, its a little cleaner than installing to the Desktop. Messing with environment variables, FServer etc is starting to get a little complicated for a relatively new user to Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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