Hello, how do I install blender to linux. I am new to linux and I am running Red Hat Linux 9.0 on my Packard Belll, PIII processer. Please Help me.
- Atariman -
ummmmmmmmmmm should be easy 
download blender to a directory of your choice
extract the files
click on “blender” icon , and enjoy
cheers
lilo
When I double click on the file, I get the following message. “Nautilus has no installed viewer capable of displaying “/root/Blender/blender-2.26-I…glibc2.25-i386-static.tar.gz”.”
Open a terminal
cd /root/Blender/
tar xvzf blender-2.26-I…glibc2.25-i386-static.tar.gz
Above commands extract the files.
Then click on the Blender program icon in Nautilus.
Tip: It isn’t a good idea to make usual tasks with the root user. Make a “normal” user account for normal (not admin) issues
Luis.
what Luis told you should do the trick…
if not?
go to the folder where you have the downloaded file
right click on the file and choose “extract here”
if your using KDE, you can create an icon on the desktop
by right clicking the desktop then -->> create new / link to application
cheers
lilo
Thank you both for your help, I tried the tar xvzf blender-2.26-I…glibc2.25-i386-static.tar.gz option and it worked. My only question is now. I downloaded the static and the none-static version of blender. What is the deference between the two? I untared the static version and when I started it, it locked my computer up. So, I didn’t have time, but I am going to untar the none-static version. Once augean, thank you both for your help.
- Atariman -
Atariman wrote
I downloaded the static and the none-static version of blender. What is the deference between the two?
the static includes libraries that you need
better to use the non static version , better performance
if the dynamic version won’t work for you perhaps try another linux distro?
I’m using mandrake 9, and blender 2.26 / 2.23
works great
happy blending 
lilo