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How do I add a new printer definition to the linux (appImage) version of Cura?


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Posted (edited) · How do I add a new printer definition to the linux (appImage) version of Cura?

I have a new Elegoo Neptune 4 printer.

I found some JSON definition files for it here (reddit)

 

I was wondering how to add these files to Cura considering it is an appImage?

 

I did find a "$HOME/.config/cura/5.4" directory - do I add the JSON files there? what is the structure of this directory?

 

p.s.

When I click the menu item "Help -> Show Configuration Folder", nothing happens

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    Posted · How do I add a new printer definition to the linux (appImage) version of Cura?

    I think I got it.

    I extracted the appImage (using --appimage-extract switch) and can execute it running the "AppRun" program

     

    This time when I click "Help -> Show Configuration Folder" it launches my file manager (Dolphin in my case) in the "$HOME/.config/cura/5.4" AND "$HOME/.local/share/cura/5.4"

     

    For anyone else coming here in the future, the answer is "$HOME/.local/share/cura/{version}"

     

    You DO NOT have to extract it.

     

    I now have another problem, those definition files do not work, I get a "unable to slice" error...

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