Install Mudbox on Linux using the rpm package

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

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

To install Mudbox on Linux using the rpm package:

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

   Package Name	Description	Required
   adskflexnetclient-11.16.#.x86_64.rpm	Autodesk stand-alone licensing	For a stand-alone license
   adlmapps25-#.x86_64.rpm	Autodesk licensing	Yes
   adsklicensing12.0.0.6537-#.x86_64.rpm	Autodesk Licensing	Yes

3. Verify that the licensing service is running

   sudo /usr/bin/systemctl status adsklicensing

   If the licensing service is not running, do the following:
   • 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 Mudbox using the included Mudbox rpm

   sudo yum install <mudboxrpm> 

   Note: Previously-installed versions of Mudbox may interfere with the installation. If the yum tool returns a "does not update installed package" error, use rpm -ivf <mudboxrpm> --force instead.
5. Verify that Mudbox has been registered.
   Mudbox 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/Current/helper/AdskLicensingInstHelper register -pk 498P1 -pv 2024.0.0.F -cf /path/to/MudboxConfig.pit -el US

6. Start Mudbox using

   /usr/autodesk/<mudboxversion>/mudbox.sh