Questions tagged [linux]
Questions pertaining to the Linux Operating System as it relates to Blender. Questions can be anything from compatibility to optimization to making Blender work on a specific distro.
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Can't export scene in USD
I have a big 2GB scene I need to export from Blender to Unreal Engine and I tried to do it through FBX but got a crash of Unreal in the middle (maybe too heavy on memory usage, I have 32 GB). So, I'm ...
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Why does blender check for a ton of non-existen directories?
I opened a file on the command line on Linux and Blender started checking a ton of non-existing directories. Here's a part of the log:
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HIP RT option missing on Fedora 40 worstation in blender 4.1 and 4.2
I have an RX 7900xtx and I was able to activate HIP in the Blender preferences.
However I don't have the HIP RT (experimental) box, it doesn't appear. Neither in Blender 4.1 nor in 4.2.
I must have ...
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Ctrl, Shift and Alt keys not working in linux mint 21.3
This may sound weird, but all my shortcut keys aren't working! When ever I use Shift+MMB, it acts as if I'm hitting MMB only!
The shortcut keys are working perfectly when I use them outside of blender,...
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Render Device: Can't use HIP in Blender 4.1 Flatpak on Fedora 39 Silverblue [duplicate]
I am trying to enable discrete GPU rendering by following these steps:
Open Edit menu
Open Preferences... window (also accessible via Ctrl + , hotkey)
Open System tab
Go to Cycles Render Devices ...
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What are the requirements for an AMD GPU to work with Cycles on Linux?
According to the Blender manual, RX 7000 series GPUs should be supported. I have a RX 7700S. But the System panel in User Settings complains that there are no compatible GPUs, suggesting the driver ...
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Installing blender on termux x11 with hardware acceleration
Is there a way to install blender on termux x11 with hardware acceleration?
Anyone with experience please help.
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frequent crashes and freezes on Linux [closed]
My problem
I recently removed gdm3 from my system to switch to KDE Plasma. Since then, the normal blender starter shortcut doesn't work any more; the program appears in the taskbar and, without ...
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Blender 'autosave' problems
Blender's autosave function does not work properly for me, and never has. I am running Blender on Linux Mint 21.3. Maybe it's a Linux issue, I don't know. In preferences, I have set a path for the ...
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BPY render using "Blender_eevee" can not work
I'm using bpy python module in Ubuntu 20.04, I try to render picture using engine='BLENDER_EEVEE' engine as shown below.
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Can Blender addons execute Shell commands on Linux?
I'd make an addon that would use several external command line programs to process output images. Is this possible?
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Accessing C pointers to vertices in Blender's Python API
I'm currently making a render engine in C and C++ for Blender. I want to access the vertices of a mesh from C via a pointer, to reduce the time spent in Python and avoid unneeded data duplication.
I ...
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How to import a video file with multiple tracks?
I want to import some OBS videos into Blender and they have multiple audio tracks, but Blender shows only one audio track
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Brand New AMD GPU Not being detected by Cycles
I'm running Blender on Arch Linux with an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT and the latest drivers and for some reason Blender is unable to detect my GPU as being compatible with HIP. As far as I am aware, my GPU ...
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How to get recent Blender version to work on Linux?
How to get latest or recent Blender (headless okay) to work on Linux ARM64? I am using Ubuntu 22.04, but I can choose from Oracle Linux (based on Red Hat), Ubuntu 22.04, AlmaLinux, or Rocky Linux, or ...