Install MotionBuilder on Linux using the rpm package

The standard method for installing MotionBuilder on Linux is using the installer provided. However, you can also install MotionBuilder on Linux directly from the rpm file.

Important: You must have superuser privileges to install MotionBuilder from rpm.

To install MotionBuilder on Linux using the rpm package:

1. Change the directory to install/Packages in the MotionBuilder installation package.
2. Install the licensing rpm packages listed in the following table, where # indicates the package number:

   Package Name	Description	Required
   adlmapps25-#.x86_64.rpm	Autodesk licensing	Yes
   adskflexnetclient-11.#.x86_64.rpm	Autodesk stand-alone licensing	For a stand-alone license
   adsklicensing12.0.0.6537-#.x86_64.rpm	Autodesk licensing	Yes

3. Run the following to verify that the licensing service is running:

   sudo /usr/bin/systemctl status adsklicensing

   If the service is not running,

   • Run:

     sudo getent group adsklic &>/dev/null || sudo groupadd adsklic
     
     sudo id -u adsklic &>/dev/null || sudo useradd -M -r -g adsklic adsklic -d / -s /usr/bin/nologin 
     
     sudo /usr/bin/systemctl enable adsklicensing --quiet
     
     sudo /usr/bin/systemctl start adsklicensing 

   • Check that the licensing service has started and is running.
   • If the licensing service is still not running, run /opt/Autodesk/AdskLicensingService --run and check /var/opt/Autodesk/AdskLicensingService/Log/AdskLicensingService.log for messages.
4. Install MotionBuilder using the included MotionBuilder rpm:

   sudo yum install <motionbuilderrpm> 

   Note: Previously-installed versions of MotionBuilder may interfere with the installation. If the yum tool returns a "does not update installed package" error, use rpm -ivf <motionbuilderrpm> --force instead.
5. Verify that MotionBuilder has been registered.
   MotionBuilder should appear in the list of products returned by

   /opt/Autodesk/AdskLicensing/<version_number>/helper/AdskLicensingInstHelper list

   If it does not, manually register it using

   sudo /opt/Autodesk/AdskLicensing/<version_number>/helper/AdskLicensingInstHelper register -pk 727O1 -pv 2023.0.0.F -el EN_US -cf /var/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/<motionbuilderversion>/MotionBuilderConfig.pit
   

6. Start MotionBuilder using

   /usr/autodesk/<motionbuilderversion>/bin/motionbuilder