Maya and Linux question

[stewartjones]

I thought that Maya only ran in Windows. As a Linux user I know that you can use a load of wine to run applictions from Windows, but I found everything that I tried to run was more buggy than in windows.

I could be wrong and it may be ok, but you never know.

AMD Opteron 64!!! That will be loverly for a Linux system, especially dual! I use Suse Linux 9 and that is a 64-bit operating system, I have found it to be a lot better than Red Hat and the like, but its personal preference I guess.

I have no idea about the 3D vector programs :S. Plasma is great though, just like Max, but its baby bro!

[TheClick]

Suse Linux is a 64-bit operating Linux?
hmmm, thanks for the tip I'll have to look into that.
It says on alias's website that Maya only runs on Redhat.
I don't understand what you meant when you said it was more buggy than in windows.

[stewartjones]

Yeah Suse has a 64-bit version of Linux available.

What I mean by buggy is that when ever I have tried to run a windows program in Linux it always crashes my system. Real pain in the ass.

http://www.suse.co.uk/uk/private/products/suse_linux/i386/64bit.html

Thats a link for the Suse 9 AMD64 version of Linux.

There isn't much difference between the various Linux versions. Red Hat uses only the Gnome desktop (I think), and I really don't like it too much. Suse has the option, everything from Gnome, to KDE (much better), to failsafe.

[MCronin]

All Linux distros have 64 bit versions, you just need to either find a distro that's preconfigured and compiled, or edit a make file and compile it yourself. It doesn't matter much though, if your software is still 32-bit (Maya).

There is a native version of Maya for Linux, as well as XSI and Houdini, which has a free demo with hardly any restrictions. So, no need to try to run the windows versions through WINE. Photoshop however, works well in WINE. Houdini does have a 64 bit version for Linux. It's on their download page, it's an IA64 version for Linux, not sure how well it plays with AMD.

Redhat by default installs Gnome, but Redhat also includes KDE and Window Maker as well as fwm. Any one of which you can install through the setup process, or after you've got your system setup. It doesn't matter which version of Linux you get as all the same software is available for every distro.

[elvis]

Originally posted by vyntax
I thought that Maya only ran in Windows.

Maya runs natively on Windows, Linux, IRIX and MacOSX:

http://www.alias.com/eng/products-services/maya/system_requirements.shtml

You do not need WINE under Linux to make Maya work.

[TheClick]

So I am under the impression that Most all Linux OS's can be configured to 64 bit? Maybe I should look a bit more precisely over the Linux books. I have just browsed so far.

Since Maya is only 32 bit, I just ended up getting an Athlon 3000.
:rolleyes:
I am going to look into that Suse Linux for the OS though.

It's an Nvidia chipset on the MB so I suppose I am getting an Nvidia Graphics card.

I was aiming for the Radeon All in One card so I could hook it into a big LCD, but not sure if compatibility issues would arise there.

Thanx for the tips y'all. It'll be a week or so before I get the rest of the parts.:thumbsup:

[MCronin]

Yes, any Linux distro can be 64 bit. Some distro's may require a kernel upgrade to support that nvidia chipset though. I'm not sure how up to date SuSe's default kernel is. If it's a 2.4, you might have to move up to a 2.6 to fully support your mother board. Upgrading the kernel sounds pretty daunting, but it's not that big a deal. Just find a good Linux book that explains set up and configuration and follow it carefully.

Ati's gaming cards do run on Linux, and are actually better on Linux for workstation apps than they are on Windows (there is only one Linux driver for newer Radeons and Fire GLs, last I used it it ran gaming cards like workstation cards). There were some serious issues with the driver though, so don't roll the dice on ATI for Linux unless you can return the card.

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