Oct 13, 2011

DraftSight on Ubuntu 11.10

After finishing a clean installation of Ubuntu 11.10 I experienced a problem on the installation of DraftSight but finally I solved it easily.
The problem was that a dependency of DS had been changed its name so that the installer returned an error.
So if you want DraftSight on Ubuntu 11.10 32bit you have to:
  • Download and install manually this package from Natty.
  • Install DraftSight with gdebi because Software Center fails. 
  • Alternatively use the terminal: sudo dpkg -i DraftSight.deb. Before that you may have to install libdirectfb-extra and sendmail manually.
Enjoy DraftSight on the new Ubuntu!!!


Important update: This workaround is for DraftSight V1R1.3
The newer V1R1.4 fixed the problem with the misnamed library so you don't have to install any extra packages from older Ubuntu releases.
V1R1.4 installs correctly on an Ubuntu 11.10 32bit system with gdebi or dpkg.
Posted by Spyros M. at 9:20 PM
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30 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 15, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    Thanks!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    Thank you for the solution! Was very helpful!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 20, 2011 at 11:43 PM

    dpkg: problem ze wstępnymi wymaganiami DraftSight.deb zawierającego dassault-systemes-draftsight:i386:
    dassault-systemes-draftsight:i386 wymaga wstępnie libdirectfb-extra (>= 1.2.7-2)
    dpkg: błąd przetwarzania DraftSight.deb (--install):
    problem ze wstępnymi wymaganiami - dassault-systemes-draftsight:i386 nie będzie instalowany
    Wystąpiły błędy podczas przetwarzania:
    DraftSight.deb

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  4. Spyros M.October 21, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    You have 64bit Ubuntu. This workaround is for 32bit Ubuntu.
    I have not tested the 64bit version of 11.10 yet but I will do it soon. I expect that DraftSight will work on Ubuntu 11.10 64 bit,
    I will post any workarounds for the 64bit Ubuntu 11.10 as soon as possible

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  5. AnonymousOctober 22, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    Thanks. I got crazy when I saw that Draftsight could not be installed on my computer XD

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  6. AnonymousOctober 25, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Thanks, sudo command solved my problem, I have Ubuntu 11.10 and DraftSight V1R1.3

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  7. AnonymousOctober 27, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    Omg i change to linux because of draftsight..but:

    -I enter to http://packages.ubuntu.com/natty/i386/libxcb-render-util0
    -download the file [xcb-util_0.3.6.orig.tar.gz] in the right side of the web
    -extract it inside the X server
    -open terminal, going to file dir, and type

    ./configure

    -ERROR: configure: error: Can't find usable m4, please install it and try again

    What im doing wrong?.

    Thanks!.

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  8. AnonymousOctober 27, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    I was doing it in the wrong way.
    On the bottom of the page there is a
    download "package name" option to download .deb files (graphic installation), u check on Architecture option (dependent on your processor type) and then being redirected to a mirrors source to final download.

    If u use sudo u have to download sendmail in the same web.

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  9. andyOctober 30, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    Superb! your suggestions enabled me to install draftsight onto my new installation of ubuntu 11.10. Thanks! greatly appreciated...

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  10. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:17 AM

    Ok! It's installed on ubuntu 11.10 amd64 but i click on the icon and nothing happens.

    What can i do to solve this .....

    Thanḱ's for help.

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  11. Spyros M.October 31, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    1. Make sure that you installed DraftSight on 64bit Ubuntu as I described here http://linuxaideddesign.blogspot.com/2011/10/draftsight-and-ubuntu-1110-64bit.html
    2. Open DraftSight via terminal and check for errors.
    The command is /opt/dassault-systemes/draftsight/bin/DraftSight
    3.If you need more help post the terminal output as a comment at the post I mentioned above.
    This post is for 32bit Ubuntu

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  12. AnonymousNovember 1, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    russian says: so easy as all geniously :)

    sorry my english

    thank you very math

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  13. Blue RainNovember 6, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    Thank you very much for this solution. Installed it and running in Kubuntu 11.10.
    :)

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  14. UnknownNovember 9, 2011 at 1:58 AM

    Hi!! I have a really annoying problem with the menus with the last versión of DS (V1R1.3) in ubuntu 11.10. I will show you:
    http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa46/Azrael_85/01-4.png
    http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa46/Azrael_85/02-1.png
    There is a lot of clickable options missings in the menus. And when I go with the cursor hover the menus, it doesn't changes of color and appears nothing
    Any idea about what's happening here?

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  15. Spyros M.November 9, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Probably it's a theme error. Try to open DraftSight with the command:
    /opt/dassault-systemes/draftsight/bin/DraftSight -style plastique
    and see if this fixes your problem

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  16. UnknownNovember 9, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    Yes!! Thank you! Much better, but now, how can i make that it default? I can't find where change that!

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  17. Spyros M.November 9, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    The easiest way is to install qt4-qtconfig and use this tool to change the GUI style from Desktop Settings to Plastique.
    This will apply the Plastique style to all your QT4 applications.
    If you don't want to change the appearance of all your QT4 apps you have to edit DraftSight's starting script manually with gedit as superuser.

    1. open a terminal and type sudo gedit /opt/dassault-systemes/draftsight/bin/DraftSight

    2. On line 32 add -style plastique (This line must look the same as line 30)

    3. Save the file and close gedit. You are ready!

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  18. UnknownNovember 9, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Oh, not as easy as I thought...it was really hidden!
    Thanks a lot!!

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  19. PheRiLuXNovember 16, 2011 at 12:18 AM

    Dassault should really include this solution to ease and promote the installation of DraftSight in Ubuntu.

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  20. AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    Спасибо большое установил все таки

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  21. AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    It works thank you.
    I think the problem is the license windows that does not appear in the graphical environement and hence you can not accept licence terms:
    same problem with gdebi -gtk whereas with gdebi it works perfectly.

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  22. Spyros M.November 27, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Yes you're right. The installation via Ubuntu Software Center stops when you have to accept the EULA. USC doesn't allow the EULA window to open.

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  23. AnonymousDecember 30, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    PERFECT!!!

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  24. RiccardoJanuary 13, 2012 at 3:09 AM

    BRavooo!!! Thank you!! This is the only one answer!!

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  25. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    PERFECT!!!Thank you!!

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  26. AnonymousMarch 10, 2012 at 2:47 AM

    Hi I keep getting an error message "Error 1935" when installing DraftSight on a Win 7 laptop. Has anyone seen this problem before?
    Thanks
    John

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  27. Spyros M.March 10, 2012 at 1:11 PM

    Sorry, But I cannot help you in Windows -related problems
    I'm a linux user...
    You may find some help in the DraftSight's online community

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  28. maMarch 16, 2012 at 11:43 AM

    thanks a lot for the release....
    ahave a nice day...

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  29. AnonymousJuly 17, 2012 at 7:49 PM

    Thank you Spyros.M. Your tips helped me in installing Draftsight. I had used Autocad under windows for ten long years in my service. This looks as good as Autocad.

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  30. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 11:52 AM

    sudo command worked first time. Many thanks.

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