Linux

Harvey Hampton
Harvey Hampton
in 2D Drafting

For those using Linux with BricsCad, which flavor/installation works best

with Bricsys? Thanks.

Comments

  • zoomer
    zoomer

    I tried it on Manjaro, an ARCH Linux.
    But as there is only a manual Tarball installation it was to complicated and I gave up soon.
    AFAIK ARCH Linux is not supported by Bricscad.

    I like Open Suse Tumbleweed, Installation with RPM is ok.
    No problems running Bricscad beside the usual issues for Bricscad on Linux and Mac vs Windows.

    I also tested it on ElementaryOS which is a debian Linux, basically 80% Ubuntu but with
    their own Pantheon Desktop. Also no special Problems running Bricscad.
    I think Ubuntu is the best supported Linux by Bricscad.

  • MilesAlex
    MilesAlex

    Also runs ok on Mint

  • Ryand
    Ryand

    I've been using with Manjaro and seems to be working without any issues. There was no Manjaro/Arch package provided by Bricsys but I was able to convert and install from a Fedora RPM. You might need to google how to create a PKGBUILD file for details.

    1. Download Fedora RPM
    2. Save to temporary folder
    3. Create/edit PKGBUILD file and save in the temporary folder.
    4. In the temporary folder, run "makepkg -s", to create the Arch package.
    5. Copy the Arch package to another folder to save if desired
    6. install the package: "pacman -U BricsCAD-V24-2.06-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"
    7. BricsCad should run now but there will be an error about file permissions. Go to the /var folder and change make bricsys folder and subfolders writable for all users: "sudo chmod 777 bricsys"