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arch:latest_blender_on_a_raspberry_pi_2 [2016/10/07 02:19] – [Installing Blender and other tools] Julien Deswaefarch:latest_blender_on_a_raspberry_pi_2 [2016/10/07 07:54] (current) – [Installing Blender and other tools] Julien Deswaef
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 ===== Assumptions ===== ===== Assumptions =====
-I'm going to assume that the only thing you want is to run the latest Blender, without user interface, on a Raspberry Pi. The installation of a Graphical User Interface for Linux and whole Desktop like environment is **not** the subject of this tutorial.+I'm going to assume that the only thing you want is to run the latest Blender, without the Graphical User Interface (GUI), on a Raspberry Pi. The installation of a GUI for Linux and the whole Desktop Environment is **not** the subject of this tutorial.
  
 ===== Arch Linux ARM ===== ===== Arch Linux ARM =====
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 As you can see on the website, there is a lot of platforms, from ARMv5h to ARMv8h. It's also good to know the manufacturer of your ARM chip.** Broadcom is the manufacturer behind all Raspberry Pi chips**. You also maybe noted that if you have a Raspberry Pi 3 (ARMv8h), the installation instruction won't be different than from the Pi2. It uses the same archive in this case. As you can see on the website, there is a lot of platforms, from ARMv5h to ARMv8h. It's also good to know the manufacturer of your ARM chip.** Broadcom is the manufacturer behind all Raspberry Pi chips**. You also maybe noted that if you have a Raspberry Pi 3 (ARMv8h), the installation instruction won't be different than from the Pi2. It uses the same archive in this case.
  
-Also note that you can do a search on the ArchLinuxArm website to find out [[https://archlinuxarm.org/packages|which package/software is available for your system]]. You'll see that Blender so far is only available for armv7h. This does not mean that other software won't run on it, but you'lll have to compile them yourself.+Also note that you can do a search on the ArchLinuxArm website to find out [[https://archlinuxarm.org/packages|which package/software is available for your architecture]]. You'll see that Blender so far is only available for ''armv7h''. This does not mean that other software won't run on it, but you'lll have to compile it yourself.
  
 It seems these install instructions only work from a Linux computer. You might try it from a MacOSX platform if it supports ext4 filesystem ( //not sure it's there by default// ). If not, use any live Linux USB to fire up a temporary Linux system and follow the instructions. It seems these install instructions only work from a Linux computer. You might try it from a MacOSX platform if it supports ext4 filesystem ( //not sure it's there by default// ). If not, use any live Linux USB to fire up a temporary Linux system and follow the instructions.
  
 === How to find which /dev/sdX is my SD card? === === How to find which /dev/sdX is my SD card? ===
-''fdisk -l'' will list all your disk. Just remove the SD card from your card reader. Do ''fdisk -l'', take a look at what you have. Then plug in the SD card again and redo ''fdisk -l'' again. The new lines that have appeared are the ones corresponding to your SD card.+''fdisk -l'' will list all your disks. Just remove the SD card from your card reader. Do ''fdisk -l'', take a look at what you have. Then plug in the SD card again and redo ''fdisk -l''. The new lines that have appeared are the ones corresponding to your SD card.
  
 In my case, it looks like this:  In my case, it looks like this: 
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-//You will notice that in my case, it's an SD card with 2 partitions already. It does not matter, they are going to be deleted by the installation procedure. In my case, the ''/dev/sd'' is ''/dev/mmcblk0''.//+//You will notice that in my case, it's an SD card with 2 partitions already. It does not matter, they are going to be deleted by the installation procedure. In my case, the ''/dev/sdX'' from the instructions will be replaced by ''/dev/mmcblk0''.//
  
 ==== Installing Blender and other tools ==== ==== Installing Blender and other tools ====
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 As root, you can then perform ''pacman -Syu'' which is the Arch Linux way to update the system. It will download all the updates available and install them. //So you know, Arch Linux is a system that updates very frequently.// As root, you can then perform ''pacman -Syu'' which is the Arch Linux way to update the system. It will download all the updates available and install them. //So you know, Arch Linux is a system that updates very frequently.//
  
-As you are probably more used to it, you might want to use ''sudo'' instead ''su'' to do things. **sudo** is not installed by default. To install it, as root, do ''pacman -Syu sudo''. This will install sudo **and** verify that the system is up to date. Arch Linux only supports installing software on an updated system.+As you are probably more used to it, you might want to use ''sudo'' instead of ''su'' to do things. **sudo** is not installed by default. To install it, as root, do ''pacman -Syu sudo''. This will install sudo **and** verify that the system is up to date. Arch Linux only supports installing software on an updated system.
  
 To configure ''sudo'' for your user, as root, do ''EDITOR=nano visudo'' and uncomment the line that looks like this: To configure ''sudo'' for your user, as root, do ''EDITOR=nano visudo'' and uncomment the line that looks like this:
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  build system: CMake  build system: CMake
 </code> </code>
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 +And you're done.
  
 ===== Conclusion ===== ===== Conclusion =====
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