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How to Install Blender in Ubuntu 16.04

To Install Blender in Ubuntu 16.04

Blender is a fast and versatile 3D creation software. It allow the user to work on visual effects, animation, rendering, simulation, interactive 3D applications and video games. This software mainly used in small studios, which runs with unified pipeline and responsive development process. Installation of Blender software in Ubuntu 16.04 is explained in this article.

Features

  • Upgraded decimate modifier
  • Fast modelling
  • OpenVDB caching
  • Flexible interface
  • Fast rigging
  • Weight painting
  • Sculpting

Installation of Blender

Add repository by using the following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:thomas-schiex/blender
More info: https://launchpad.net/~thomas-schiex/+archive/ubuntu/blender
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpb0aw5qmb/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpb0aw5qmb/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 42A98114 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpb0aw5qmb/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 42A98114: public key " Launchpad PPA for Thomas Schiex"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK

Then update the newly added repository with below command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update -y
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/thomas-schiex/blender/ubuntu xenial InRelease [18.1 kB]
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/thomas-schiex/blender/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [2,520 B]
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/thomas-schiex/blender/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [2,532 B]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/thomas-schiex/blender/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [1,728 B]
Fetched 24.8 kB in 2s (11.1 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Run the following command to install the Blender software.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install blender -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libpango1.0-0 linux-headers-4.4.0-21 linux-headers-4.4.0-21-generic linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-generic
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
i965-va-driver libaacs0 libass5 libavcodec-ffmpeg56 libavdevice-ffmpeg56 libavfilter-ffmpeg5 libavformat-ffmpeg56
libavresample-ffmpeg2 libavutil-ffmpeg54 libbdplus0 libblas-common libblas3 libblosc1 libbluray1 libboost-locale1.58.0
libboost-regex1.58.0 libboost-thread1.58.0 libboost-wave1.58.0 libbs2b0 libcrystalhd3 libdc1394-22 libflite1 libgfortran3
libgif7 libgme0 libgsm1 libgtkglext1 libjemalloc1 liblapack3 liblog4cplus-1.1-9 libmodplug1 libmp3lame0 libopenal-data
libopenal1 libopencolorio1v5 libopencv-core2.4v5 libopencv-highgui2.4v5 libopencv-imgproc2.4v5 libopenimageio1.6 libopenjpeg5
libopenshadinglanguage1.7 libopenvdb3.1 libpostproc-ffmpeg53 libschroedinger-1.0-0 libsdl1.2debian libshine3 libsnappy1v5
libsodium18 libsoxr0 libspnav0 libssh-gcrypt-4 libswresample-ffmpeg1 libswscale-ffmpeg3 libtbb2 libtinyxml2.6.2v5 libtwolame0
libva1 libvdpau1 libx264-148 libx265-79 libxvidcore4 libyaml-cpp0.3v5 libzmq5 libzvbi-common libzvbi0 mesa-vdpau-drivers
python3-numpy va-driver-all vdpau-driver-all vdpau-va-driver
Suggested packages:
nvidia-cuda-toolkit libbluray-bdj firmware-crystalhd openshadinglanguage-doc spacenavd gfortran python-numpy-doc python3-dev
python3-nose python3-numpy-dbg libfglrx-amdxvba1 libvdpau-va-gl1 nvidia-vdpau-driver nvidia-legacy-340xx-vdpau-driver
The following NEW packages will be installed:
blender i965-va-driver libaacs0 libass5 libavcodec-ffmpeg56 libavdevice-ffmpeg56 libavfilter-ffmpeg5 libavformat-ffmpeg56
libavresample-ffmpeg2 libavutil-ffmpeg54 libbdplus0 libblas-common libblas3 libblosc1 libbluray1 libboost-locale1.58.0
libboost-regex1.58.0 libboost-thread1.58.0 libboost-wave1.58.0 libbs2b0 libcrystalhd3 libdc1394-22 libflite1 libgfortran3
libgif7 libgme0 libgsm1 libgtkglext1 libjemalloc1 liblapack3 liblog4cplus-1.1-9 libmodplug1 libmp3lame0 libopenal-data
libopenal1 libopencolorio1v5 libopencv-core2.4v5 libopencv-highgui2.4v5 libopencv-imgproc2.4v5 libopenimageio1.6 libopenjpeg5
libopenshadinglanguage1.7 libopenvdb3.1 libpostproc-ffmpeg53 libschroedinger-1.0-0 libsdl1.2debian libshine3 libsnappy1v5
libsodium18 libsoxr0 libspnav0 libssh-gcrypt-4 libswresample-ffmpeg1 libswscale-ffmpeg3 libtbb2 libtinyxml2.6.2v5 libtwolame0
libva1 libvdpau1 libx264-148 libx265-79 libxvidcore4 libyaml-cpp0.3v5 libzmq5 libzvbi-common libzvbi0 mesa-vdpau-drivers
python3-numpy va-driver-all vdpau-driver-all vdpau-va-driver
0 upgraded, 71 newly installed, 0 to remove and 28 not upgraded.
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update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/lapack/liblapack.so.3 to provide /usr/lib/liblapack.so.3 (liblapack.so.3) in auto mode
Setting up libvdpau1:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1) ...
Setting up mesa-vdpau-drivers:amd64 (11.2.0-1ubuntu2.1) ...
Setting up python3-numpy (1:1.11.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up i965-va-driver:amd64 (1.7.0-1) ...
Setting up vdpau-va-driver:amd64 (0.7.4-5) ...
Setting up va-driver-all:amd64 (1.7.0-1) ...
Setting up vdpau-driver-all:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...

To open blender software, type blender in the search taband select the blender icon.

Now start working on blender software.

Termination of Blender

Run the below command to remove the blender software.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get remove blender
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
i965-va-driver libaacs0 libass5 libavcodec-ffmpeg56 libavdevice-ffmpeg56 libavfilter-ffmpeg5 libavformat-ffmpeg56
libavresample-ffmpeg2 libavutil-ffmpeg54 libbdplus0 libblas-common libblas3 libblosc1 libbluray1 libboost-locale1.58.0
libboost-regex1.58.0 libboost-thread1.58.0 libboost-wave1.58.0 libbs2b0 libcrystalhd3 libdc1394-22 libflite1 libgfortran3
libgif7 libgme0 libgsm1 libgtkglext1 libjemalloc1 liblapack3 liblog4cplus-1.1-9 libmodplug1 libmp3lame0 libopenal-data
libopenal1 libopencolorio1v5 libopencv-core2.4v5 libopencv-highgui2.4v5 libopencv-imgproc2.4v5 libopenimageio1.6 libopenjpeg5
libopenshadinglanguage1.7 libopenvdb3.1 libpango1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0 libpostproc-ffmpeg53 libschroedinger-1.0-0 libsdl1.2debian
libshine3 libsnappy1v5 libsodium18 libsoxr0 libspnav0 libssh-gcrypt-4 libswresample-ffmpeg1 libswscale-ffmpeg3 libtbb2
libtinyxml2.6.2v5 libtwolame0 libva1 libvdpau1 libx264-148 libx265-79 libxvidcore4 libyaml-cpp0.3v5
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Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.5-2ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160701-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Tag : Blender
FAQ
Q
What about Add-ons or my Python scripts on Blender?
A
If you share or publish Python scripts – if they use the Blender API calls – have to be made available compliant to the GNU GPL as well.
Q
Will Blender work on my system which is Mac OS?
A
Currently, there are versions of Blender available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. You will also need an OpenGL compatible graphics card, preferably from a quality vendor such as NVidia or A
Q
Can I license .blend files myself on Blender application?
A
The output of Blender, in the form of .blend files, is considered program output, and the sole copyright of the user.
Q
Can I give Blender to my co-workers or employees?
A
Of course! You may give any of the versions of Blender on Blender.org to other people, or share it internally via a server.
Q
In a few sentences, what is the GNU GPL?
A
You are free to use Blender, for any purpose
You are free to distribute Blender
You can study how Blender works and change it
You can distribute changed versions of Blender.