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How to install MakeHuman tool in Ubuntu

To install MakeHuman tool in Ubuntu

MakeHuman is an open source tool used to construct human model in 3D view. Users can able customize the structure of the human model. It also allows the users to choose person' s haircut, color, size, teeth and more in their own data-style. Installation of MakeHuman tool in Ubuntu is explained in this article.

Installation of MakeHuman tool

Add the key required to install MakeHuman.

root@linuxhelp:~# wget -q -O - http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
OK


Next create a new repository file by using the following link.

root@linuxhelp:~# sh -c ' echo " deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu trusty-getdeb apps"  > >  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/getdeb.list'


Its time to update the system repository by running the " apt-get update" command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update 
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security InRelease                                      
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-updates InRelease                                                 
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports InRelease                                    
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/main Sources                                    
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/main Sources                                
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily/restricted Sources                            
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security/restricted Sources                     
Get:1 http://archive.getdeb.net trusty-getdeb InRelease [8,145 B]                   
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/restricted i386 Packages                                                                                                   
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe i386 Packages                                                                                                     
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/multiverse i386 Packages                                                                                                   
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/main Translation-en                                                                                                        
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/multiverse Translation-en                                                                                                  
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/restricted Translation-en                                                                                                  
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe Translation-en                                                                                                    
Fetched 153 kB in 16s (9,345 B/s)                                                                                                                                          
Reading package lists... Done


Use the " apt" command to install the MakeHuman package.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install makehuman -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  freeglut3 libblas-common libblas3 libgfortran3 liblapack3 makehuman-data python-numpy python-opengl python-qt4-gl
Suggested packages:
  makehuman-doc gfortran python-dev python-nose python-numpy-dbg python-numpy-doc python-tk libgle3
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  freeglut3 libblas-common libblas3 libgfortran3 liblapack3 makehuman makehuman-data python-numpy python-opengl python-qt4-gl
0 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 0 to remove and 252 not upgraded.
Need to get 269 MB/269 MB of archives.
After this operation, 351 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main libgfortran3 amd64 5.2.1-22ubuntu2 [258 kB]
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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 makehuman-data (1.1.0~git20150707-1) ...
Setting up python-numpy (1:1.8.2-1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up python-opengl (3.0.2-1) ...
Setting up python-qt4-gl (4.11.4+dfsg-1build3) ...
Setting up makehuman (1.1.0~git20150707-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu4) ...


Open the Makehuman application from the Unity dashboard as follows.

Create a beautiful human model with an advanced editing options. Save or import your edited images.

Tag : MakeHuman
FAQ
Q
What is Makwhuman tool?
A
MakeHuman is an open source tool used to construct human model in 3D view. Users can able customize the structure of the human model. It also allows the users to choose person' s haircut, color, size, teeth and more in their own style. Installation of MakeHuman tool in Ubuntu is explained in this article.
Q
How do I uninstall MakeHuman?
A
Ubuntu (/Debian): You can remove MakeHuman via apt: # apt-get remove --purge makehuman Then remove the ppa: # add-apt-repository --remove ppa:makehuman-official/makehuman-11x Another possi
Q
Is there any alternative in makehuman?
A
Blender Wings 3D MODO
Q
how do i install makehuman on fedora???
A
# dnf -y copr enable davidva/makehuman && dnf -y install makehuman
Q
It only working linux destro??
A
No, makehuman tool working on several operating system.such us Windows,Mac OS X..etc