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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How to stop Blender from making the CPU overheat?
Apparently my CPU or GPU overheats when Blender renders more than a few minutes. The computer suddenly powers down, taking down all running apps, email I'm writing, etc. This is almost never a ...
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How to use the Alt + Right click in edit mode in Linux
I am trying to use the Alt+Right Click to select edge loops in Linux Mint but this shortcut doesn't work it is already used for Linux to reduce a window. I have checked the keyboard shortcut but it ...
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CUDA rendering on Linux Mint or Ubuntu variants [duplicate]
I know that nobody likes duplicate questions, but I haven't found my answer on any of the other questions with this topic.
I built a computer with a GeForce GTX 750 GPU (made by Gigabyte). It ...
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How to set up a render farm [closed]
I got my hands on three identical PC towers, I would like to hook them up into a render farm, but I would like some advice on what opperating system I should use. I know that I need one of them to be ...
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How can I start using Freestyle?
Blender 2.67 is out, and one of its main features is the long-awaited Freestyle integration.
I'd like to try out Freestyle, but it doesn't appear in the "Render Engine" dropdown. I assume some ...
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Blender via ssh?
I was just wondering if it is even remotely possible to setup a Blender installation on a server (probably Linux based); then, on another computer SSH into the server and use Blender.
I believe if ...
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Does Blender have a Wayland backend?
I'm working on trying to submit a bug for an issue while running Blender 2.78c under Wayland, and need to know if Blender has a Wayland backend, or if it is still using X11 via Xwayland when running ...
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What signals does Blender respond to?
By "signals" I mean the age-old unix signals like SIGSTOP, SIGQUIT, SIGPWR, SIGALRM, SIGUSR1, etc.
Which ones does the Blender process not ignore, and how does it react to each? I'm curious about ...
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What are the pros and cons of using Blender on Windows or Linux? [closed]
Is Blender more stable on some Linux distributions, or just on Linux at all? I am contemplating dual-booting my computer and partition some of my HDD for Linux to use blender there. Would there be any ...
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Are there any special considerations for using Blender on Linux?
Are there any special considerations to be made when using Blender in Linux over Windows? Specifically Ubuntu?
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Where are the Blender program files in Ubuntu 14.04?
Can anyone tell me where the .blender directory is in Ubuntu 14.04?
I cannot find the .blender directory in my Ubuntu 14.04 system.
I need to know this location so I can put the MakeHuman add on sub-...
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How to change Transform Orientation with keyboard in Ubuntu
How I can change Transform Orientation with the keyboard in Ubuntu? In some linux systems (and many others) Alt + Space are a system combination to show application ...
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Could not open file for writing?
I have been using blender for a few years and this is the first time I have come across this problem. I am running 2.79 on Ubuntu. I was trying render a short test video for a new project and I came ...
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How to make CUDA work in Ubuntu so as to enable GPU rendering in Blender?
I have installed Blender 2.78c and I would like to make Cycles and LuxRender render with GPU on my GeForce GTX 760M. In Windows it works perfectly, but in Ubuntu 16.04 and 17.04 it doesn't allow me to ...
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SpaceNavigator in Linux: How to configure with Blender?
I have since yesterday a SpaceNavigator (from 3Dconnection).
I got it to work with the demo apps (xcube and xvalue). *
But it doesn't do anything with Blender.
I did not find any posts about it ...
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