Installing Maya 2015 SP5 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with Student License. I recommend using my new gist instead: https://gist.github.com/MichaelLawton/32ca5cf6145f0ca4a7ebcdc510d7447d

gistfile1.sh

#References:

#http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/installation-licensing/installing-maya-on-ubuntu/td-p/4905036
#http://askubuntu.com/questions/392806/installing-maya-on-ubuntu-linux
#https://gist.github.com/insomniacUNDERSCORElemon/5555214
#http://nealbuerger.com/2013/05/ubuntu-13-04-maya-2014-install-script/
#http://www.nkoubi.com/blog/tutorial/how-to-install-autodesk-maya-2011-on-debian-ubuntu/
#http://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYAUL/2015/ENU/?guid=GUID-E7E054E1-0E32-4B3C-88F9-BF820EB45BE5
#http://www.andrewhazelden.com/blog/2014/10/autodesk-nlm-licensing-issues-with-maya-2015-and-max-2015/

#Download Maya from here: http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/maya/downloads/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-maya-2015-service-pack-5.html

#cd to download directory

mkdir maya2015_setup
mv Autodesk_Maya_2015_SP5_English_Linux.tgz maya2015_setup/
cd maya2015_setup
tar xvf Autodesk_Maya_2015_SP5_English_Linux.tgz

export RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/R5/lib64/

LIBCRYPTO="/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.0.9.8"
LIBSSL="/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.0.9.8"

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.0.9.8 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.10
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.0.9.8 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.10

sudo apt-get install -y  alien csh tcsh libaudiofile-dev libglw1-mesa elfutils gamin libglw1-mesa-dev mesa-utils xfs xfstt ttf-liberation xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi ttf-mscorefonts-installer libfam0 libfam0-dev

sudo apt-get install -y alien
sudo apt-get install -y csh tcsh libaudiofile-dev libglw1-mesa elfutils

sudo apt-get install -y gamin xfstt

#Didn’t work but doesn't seem to be a problem
sudo apt-get install -y libglw1-mesa-dev mesa-utils xfs

sudo apt-get install -y ttf-liberation xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi
sudo apt-get install -y ttf-mscorefonts-installer

#Can take a long time - 15 to 30min
for i in *.rpm; do
  sudo alien -cv $i;
done

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

sudo mkdir /usr/tmp
 sudo chmod 777 /usr/tmp
 
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/

sudo cp lib* /usr/lib/

sudo echo -e 'MAYA_LICENSE=unlimited\nMAYA_LICENSE_METHOD=standalone' > /usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/bin/License.env

#Error 32 but didn’t matter
#Replace the asterisks with your serial number e.g. 123-12345678
#657G1 is the product code for Autodesk Maya 2015
/usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/bin/adlmreg -i S 657G1 657G1 2015.0.0.F ***-******** /var/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/Maya2015/MayaConfig.pit

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.0.9.8 /usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/lib/libcrypto.so.10
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.0.9.8 /usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8

#Will install without these but will crash when selecting jpeg or tiff images
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtiff.so.5.2.0 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.62 /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.62
 
sudo rm /usr/lib/libfam.so.0
 
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libfam.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/libfam.so.0

sudo sh -c "echo 'setenv LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8' >> /usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/bin/maya2015"
 
/usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/bin/licensechooser /usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/ standalone 657G1 maya

sudo -i
export MAYA_LOCATION=/usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/R9/lib64/

nano mayainstall.c
 
#add the following in nano, save and close
 
int main (void) {return 0;}

gcc mayainstall.c

sudo mv /usr/bin/rpm /usr/bin/rpm_backup
 
sudo cp a.out /usr/bin/rpm

chmod +x ./setup

sudo ./setup

#Then, follow the GUI, Accept, put your Serial Number and the 657G1 thing

sudo rm /usr/bin/rpm

sudo mv /usr/bin/rpm_backup /usr/bin/rpm

#To prevent crashes when loading jpegs
sudo nano /usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/bin/maya

#Search for
setenv LIBQUICKTIME_PLUGIN_DIR "$MAYA_LOCATION/lib"
#After that line add the following:
setenv LD_PRELOAD /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.62

#ctrl-x to exit

#use super (windows key) for dragging windows instead of alt which is needed for maya
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier "<Super>"

#and for the only first time, to activate and stuff

sudo maya 

#didn’t activate so go to https://registeronce.autodesk.com and when it asks you for request file, get from /tmp/MAYA2015en_USLongCode.xml while maya activation screen is open. You will get a file named Long_Response_Code.xml which will allow you to activate.
 
#close maya, and add the following to a launcher

maya
#or
maya -style gtk

Hi,

will this work on ubuntu 15.04 64 bit?

I don't see why not, try it out and let me know how it works for you.

Thanks for this! It also works for Debian Jessie. The only difference is that I had to also install libXp and make some symlinks:

ln /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.0.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.10
ln /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.0.0 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.10

Hello!!!
I'm kinda new to linux so this question might seem kinda dumb.
when I cd to Downloads directory everything is aok but when I enter
mv Autodesk_Maya_2015_SP5_English_Linux.tgz maya2015_setup/

I get this error message

mv: cannot stat ‘Autodesk_Maya_2015_SP5_English_Linux.tgz’: No such file or directory

Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong here?

ThankYou
Taco!!!

@TacoMeatDaGod Did you download Maya first? The link is in a comment near the top of the gist. You may have downloaded the wrong file in which case it would have a different name.

The command is simply moving the downloaded Maya file into the maya2015_setup directory. It can't find the file so either it does not exist or has a different name.

Hi,

I'm setting up a render farm for my university and want to install maya on ubuntu server nodes. Have you ever tested this with server-licensing? Should this work with Maya 2016 too?

@letmejustfixthatohitsbroken For a standard install of Maya 2016 you would need to change all references from Maya 2015 to Maya 2016. I think it would be likely to work. Since you are using the server version you might also need to change lines 57 and 77. Beyond that I'm not sure.

I am having issues with the chmod command on a weird folder when I run the for loop unpacking the rpms:

    mkdir -
    chmod 755 -
    rpm2cpio 'mentalrayForMaya2015_0-2015.0-19.x86_64.rpm' | lzma -t -q > /dev/null 2>&1
    rpm2cpio 'mentalrayForMaya2015_0-2015.0-19.x86_64.rpm' | (cd -;  cpio --extract --make-directories --no-absolute-filenames --preserve-modification-time) 2>&1
    chmod 755 '-/./'
chmod: invalid option -- '/'
Try 'chmod --help' for more information.
    mkdir -/debian
mkdir: invalid option -- '/'
Try 'mkdir --help' for more information.
mkdir -/debian failed:  at /usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package/Deb.pm line 299.
    find - -type d -exec chmod 755 {} ;
    rm -rf -

any idea why this can happen? Thanks.

OK I solved the problem I had above by running sudo apt-get --reinstall --only-upgrade install ^{lib,}rpm. Hope this can help somebody. More info in here: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/alien-stoped-working-4175474564/

Hi MichaelLawton,
I have a problem with the activation, at the last step for activate when say "so go to https://registeronce.autodesk.com" Iḿ going to URL but Autodesk say me that the serial number (123-12345678) is ivalid. Do you know how I can do to fixed?
Thanks,
Elphoma

When I tried to install it on my Kubuntu 14.04 laptop, I got the following message: ln: failed to create symbolic link ‘/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.10’: No such file or directory -- What should I do?

@Elphoma You need to replaces all instances of that serial number with a valid one. You can get it here: http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/maya

Just start downloading the windows or mac version and then cancel it as you only need the serial number.

@chrisd2000 It means that it failed to find the file the symbolic link (shortcut) was linking to. You could search your PC for the libssl.so.0.9.8 file in case it's in a different folder or search in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ for a file that's named a little differently. It might be you need to use the lines in @Ravenstine's comment which link to version 1.0.0 instead of 0.9.8.

You will also need to modify the lines LIBSSL="..." and possibly LIBCRYPTO="..." to reference the correct file.

Works on Linux Mint 17.1 with Maya 2016. Just change maya2015-x64 to maya2016 in all filepaths and use 657H1 as that 4-digit product code.

./setup: symbol lookup error: ./setup: undefined symbol: _Z34QBasicAtomicInt_fetchAndAddOrderedPVii :(

Dear MichaelLawton
: line 77: /usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/bin/licensechooser: No such file or directory ,appear this mistak, Would you help me ? i wishes to need you help. thx.

forked to run maya 2016 SP4 on Ubuntu 15.10:
https://gist.github.com/stenstorp/96960fbe203caf74d4ca

Worked perfectly! Thanks a lot!

Anyone Get a fatal error when starting maya up??

`Stack trace:
/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x36d40) [0x7f9ca96ffd40]
OGS::Devices::GLFunctionTable::populate()
OGS::Devices::GLContext::PopulateFunctionTable(OGS::Devices::ACreationParameters const_)
OGS::Devices::VirtualDeviceGL::CreateDevice(OGS::Devices::ACreationParameters const_)
OGS::Devices::Sys::CreateVirtualDevice(OGS::Devices::ACreationParameters_)
OGSRenderer::initializeOGSDevice(OGS::Objects::UString_, int)
OGSMayaRenderer::initialize(bool, unsigned int, int, void_, void_, void*, bool)
OGSMayaBridge::CreateOGSRenderer()
OGSMayaBaseRenderer::initialize()
OGSViewportRenderer::initialize()
OGSMayaBridge::Create3DViewportRenderer()
/usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/bin/maya.bin() [0x4179e4]
Tapplication::start()
/usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/bin/maya.bin() [0x40e262]
/usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/bin/maya.bin() [0x420831]
__libc_start_main
/usr/autodesk/maya2015-x64/bin/maya.bin() [0x40da69]

Fatal Error. Attempting to save in /usr/tmp/diatom.20160229.1720.ma
Writing crash report in /usr/tmp/diatom.20160229.1720.crash
`

SOLUTION
okay this took me waaayyy to long to figure out. I have a GTX970M and am running Ubuntu 14.04. I had the proprietary drivers installed and thought they were the culprit. so I went through a lot of forums about how I should go about installing drivers on my computer. I'm still not 100% sure they are great;however, maya started up and is working! If you have the same problem with a similar card, I would NOT recommend using sudo apt-get install nvidia-current and sudo apt-get install nvidia-current-updates, this seemed to install the wrong driver and I had to go through a low-graphics mode and had to reinstall my drivers that way. RATHER I used bumblebee repos to get me out of this mess. The commands as follows worked for me to fix this problem.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bumblebee/stable
sudo apt-get install bumblebee bumblebee-nvidia primus linux-headers-generic

and now my desktop is back to seemingly normal and maya starts without a fatal error.
Drivers for me on linux are soo confusing, I hope if someone runs into this problem this helps!

I got this error ..any solution.
mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/usr/tmp’: File exists
Registration failed with code: 32

The installation works perfectly. But I am unable to activate the product. I followed your instructions on line 122 and uploaded the MAYA2015en_USLong_Code.xml. However I get the following error:
"Thanks for initiating your product activation. The system encountered a problem registering or activating your product. Please submit your registration information to us in a Customer Service request and an Autodesk representative will contact you."
Where do I get the Long_Response_Code.xml file from ?

I've updated these instructions for Mint 18.1/Ubuntu 16.04. I'd recommend trying to use the new instructions over these ones in almost all cases. https://gist.github.com/MichaelLawton/32ca5cf6145f0ca4a7ebcdc510d7447d

am getting an error of no such directory exists chmod +x ./setup

@karanzijohnm you should be in the maya2015_setup directory when running that command. Check that the setup file exists in the directory.