How can I start blender 2.8 in ubuntu 18.04

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I've downloaded Blender 2.8 and extracted files to a suitable folder. But when I double click on the 'Blender' program, nothing happens. I used the same procedure with Blender 2.79b and that works just fine.

I need 2.80 as I'm having trouble with MHX2 import in 2.79b - the addon is enabled but nothing appears under file import, and my understanding is that MHX2 was updated for Blender 2.80 and no longer works with 2.79b, and I can't seem to find an earlier version.

PS: it would be helpful if tags could be selected from dropdown menu or something as I don't know all the names.

If you execute the binary from the console you should get a useful error message — Jackdaw, Aug 18 '19 at 09:05
https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/21772/how-to-view-the-system-console-message-after-blender-crashes — batFINGER, Aug 18 '19 at 09:38
You can use the snap version of Blender. You just have to run sudo snap install blender then it will be ready for use. No extracting archives, no moving files. — Tooniis, Aug 18 '19 at 10:47

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 18 '19 at 10:15

The version you downloaded might not be configured for your distribution. To see if there were some error messages you can open a Terminal window in the folder you extracted blender to by right clicking in the file browser and choosing "Open in Terminal". Then run the program by typing "./blender" (or whatever the program file is called), hit enter and see if there are any error messages.

However I would advise to install Blender from another source that has been tested with your OS instead. There is a PPA for newer versions of Blender maintained by Thomas Schiex: https://launchpad.net/~thomas-schiex/+archive/ubuntu/blender If you don't mind using the newer development version of Blender (2.81) it might be what you want. You can add a PPA to your system by following the instruction close to the bottom of the linked page or through the Synaptic package manager.

I wouldn't recommend using a ppa for security reasons. The official builds run fine on Ubuntu. The issue is likely somewhere else, e.g. unsupported hardware or old graphics driver. — Robert Gützkow, Aug 18 '19 at 13:30

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 25 '20 at 12:34

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Oh I think I now what is your problem. Because I had the same problem at the past.

You should update your drivers. Most importantly the graphics card.

My graphics card was AMD. So I downloaded the driver from AMD's internet site.

answered May 25 '20 at 12:34

Mahmut Esat Yerlikaya

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How can I start blender 2.8 in ubuntu 18.04

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