Install ulimaker cura on ubuntu

[rapattack 0]

I cant figure out how to install the software. It doesnt look like anything i am familiar with and the software centre is not recognising the file to install it. I see no instructions on the site to do with ubuntu. I have a Create Cocoon 3d model maker and was just told via email to install software from this site

[gr5 2,265]

I have ubuntu.  So you don't exactly "install" it as it's an "appImage" file which is already executable.  You do however have to set the executable bit.  You can google that but I'll try a brief explanation:

 

I'm sure there is a GUI way to do this but I don't know it.

 

Open a terminal window.  Navigate to where Cura was downloaded to.  For Chrome and for me it was just this:

 

cd Downloads             (case sensitive)

 

Then find the file
 

ls *AppImage               (this is case sensitive)

 

Then use chmod to set the executable bit (in windows, anything that ends ".exe" is executable - in linux you have to set a bit - it's not part of the file name, it's a bit).  The "774" sets the executable bit.  But for you - not for all users.

 

chmod 774 Ultimaker_Cura-4.7.1.AppImage

 

In this last example you can just type up to the "Ult" and then hit tab key for linux to fill in the rest (if it's a unique file name - read about tab key and linux as it's incredibly useful).

[nallath 1,124]

On 11/12/2020 at 3:25 PM, gr5 said:

I have ubuntu.  So you don't exactly "install" it as it's an "appImage" file which is already executable.  You do however have to set the executable bit.  You can google that but I'll try a brief explanation:

 

I'm sure there is a GUI way to do this but I don't know it.

 

Open a terminal window.  Navigate to where Cura was downloaded to.  For Chrome and for me it was just this:

 

cd Downloads             (case sensitive)

 

Then find the file
 

ls *AppImage               (this is case sensitive)

 

Then use chmod to set the executable bit (in windows, anything that ends ".exe" is executable - in linux you have to set a bit - it's not part of the file name, it's a bit).  The "774" sets the executable bit.  But for you - not for all users.

 

chmod 774 Ultimaker_Cura-4.7.1.AppImage

 

In this last example you can just type up to the "Ult" and then hit tab key for linux to fill in the rest (if it's a unique file name - read about tab key and linux as it's incredibly useful).

You only need to run:

chmod +x Ultimaker_Cura-4.7.1.AppImage

The +x is for setting it as executable.

 

Alternatively, you can also press right mouse on the file, go to properties. In that menu there should be a checkbox that states something like "Allow executing file as program"

[EricInDaytonOH 1]

The Ubuntu snap store only has Cura version 4.13.2

 

If you are trying to run Cura 5.8 under Ubuntu 24.04 - the raw AppImage does not work. It gives an error that it needs FUSE - but FUSE is already installed.  So what you need to do is extract the app image first

./UltiMaker-Cura-5.8.0-linux-X64.AppImage --appimage-extract

It will unpack the AppImage to a folder called squashfs-root

Change into this folder 'cd ./squashfs-root/' and run

./AppRun

[Slashee_the_Cow 480]

13 hours ago, EricInDaytonOH said:

The Ubuntu snap store only has Cura version 4.13.2

 

If you are trying to run Cura 5.8 under Ubuntu 24.04 - the raw AppImage does not work. It gives an error that it needs FUSE - but FUSE is already installed.  So what you need to do is extract the app image first

./UltiMaker-Cura-5.8.0-linux-X64.AppImage --appimage-extract

It will unpack the AppImage to a folder called squashfs-root

Change into this folder 'cd ./squashfs-root/' and run

./AppRun

UltiMaker is not responsible for any Cura packages on Linux other than the official AppImage downloads, so the Snap is not supported.

 

Also, the problem with Ubuntu 24.04 is that it doesn't include all the libraries for FUSE, just the ones required to support the built-in software (if you try and install the fuse metapackage it'll break a lot of things), you don't need to unpack the AppImage, just open a terminal and run

sudo apt install libfuse2t64

It'll ask for your password (required for installing software) but after installing it you can run Cura by right clicking the file in the file manager, click Properties at the bottom of the context menu and enable Executable as Program then close the properties box. You can now run Cura by double clicking the AppImage in the file manager.