so many different builds of cycles, which one do i get?

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#1

Hi, ive been trying to get blender cycles from graphicall org.
ive tried a few different ones but none of them seem to load when i try. i click the launch button and nothing, not a peep.

problem is i have no idea which one to download

im on ubuntu 11.10 64bit

#2

You are probably just missing some libraries, try a build from fish, fish is usually pretty good about including what you need.

If they don’t work, run blender from a terminal, it will spit out what is needed.

#3

tried fish Blender 2.61 +OpenMP +LuxBlend +Cycles +Collada doesnt work,

im really not a technical guy so i have no idea how to check if i got libraries or run blender from a terminal

#4

open terminal, type cd, then a space, drag the folder that holds blender into the terminal, enter. Then type ./blender, it will say what is missing. Install the lib from synaptic and repeat. Well, basically after the lib is installed just do ./blender in the terminal again if you didn’t close it, you may need a few libs.

#5

great thanks

#6

Awesome got it to load, great help. learnt how to do something in future cases too

#7

Hooray! Drag and drop into the terminal is an awesome thing, one of my favorite tips