Shell script to install and setup Autodesk Maya 2013 on Ubuntu 12.04

mayaOnUbuntu.sh

#!/bin/bash
#Heith Seewald 2012
#Feel free to extend/modify to meet your needs.
#Maya on Ubuntu v.1
#This is the base installer... I’ll add more features in later versions.
#if you have any issues, feel free email me at heiths@gmail.com

#### Lets run a few checks to make sure things work as expected.
#Make sure we’re running with root permissions.
if [ `whoami` != root ]; then
    echo Please run this script using sudo
    echo Just type “sudo !!”
    exit
fi
#Check for 64-bit arch
if [ `uname -m` != x86_64 ]; then
    echo Maya will only run on 64-bit linux. 
    echo Please install the 64-bit ubuntu and try again.
    exit
fi

#Setup a few vars
export MAYAINSTALL='mayaTempInstall'
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"
MAYAURL="http://download.autodesk.com/us/maya/service_packs/Autodesk_Maya_2013_SP1_English_Linux_64bit.tgz"

#Install Message
echo "You’re about to download and install Autodesk Maya 2013"
echo ""
echo "Do you wish to continue [Y/n]?"
read RESPONSE
case "$RESPONSE" in
	n*|N*)
	echo "Install Terminated"
	exit 0;
esac

#Get serial number
echo "If you have not already done so, you can get your serial number from: http://students.autodesk.com"
echo "Enter the serial number"
read SERIALNUMBER
echo ""

#Create a temp folder for the install files 
if [ ! -d "$HOME/$MAYAINSTALL" ]; then
	mkdir $HOME/$MAYAINSTALL
	echo "Creating $MAYAINSTALL folder"
	echo ""
fi
export INSTALLDIR=$HOME/$MAYAINSTALL
cd $INSTALLDIR

#Get Maya
wget --referer="http://trial.autodesk.com" --content-disposition $MAYAURL

# Install Dependencies
sudo apt-get install csh tcsh libaudiofile-dev libglw1-mesa elfutils gamin libglw1-mesa-dev mesa-utils xfs xfstt ttf-liberation ttf-mscorefonts-installer xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi alien
sleep 3s

#This is in case of name change (due to new service pack or something)
MAYAFILE=Autodesk*.tgz
# Extract Maya Install Files
tar xvf $INSTALLDIR/$MAYAFILE

# Convert rpms to debs
for i in $INSTALLDIR/*.rpm; do
  echo aliening $i ...
  sudo alien -cv $i;
done

sleep 2s
#install the debs
sudo dpkg -i $INSTALLDIR/*.deb

#Setup For Mental Ray.
sudo mkdir /usr/tmp
sudo chmod 777 /usr/tmp

# License Setup:
sudo echo -e 'MAYA_LICENSE=unlimited\nMAYA_LICENSE_METHOD=standalone' > /usr/autodesk/maya2013-x64/bin/License.env
#Notice the lack of sudo.
/usr/autodesk/maya2013-x64/bin/adlmreg -i S 657E1 657E1 2013.0.0.F $SERIALNUMBER /var/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/Maya2013/MayaConfig.pit

# symbolic links:
# Its preferred to use the libssl and libcrypto that’s included with your system... so we’ll try that first.
# We’ll use the files included by autodesk as a fallback

#Libssl Link
if [ -f "$LIBSSL" ]
then
	echo "$LIBSSL found. Using it."
	ln -s $LIBSSL /usr/autodesk/maya2013-x64/lib/libssl.so.6
else
	echo "$LIBSSL not found. Using Autodesk’s libssl"
	sudo ln -s /usr/autodesk/maya2013-x64/support/openssl/libssl.so.6 /usr/autodesk/maya2013-x64/lib/libssl.so.6
fi

#LibCrypto Link
if [ -f "$LIBCRYPTO" ]
then
	echo "$LIBCRYPTO found. Using it."
	ln -s $LIBCRYPTO /usr/autodesk/maya2013-x64/lib/libcrypto.so.6
else
	echo "$LIBCRYPTO not found. Using Autodesk’s libssl"
	sudo ln -s /usr/autodesk/maya2013-x64/support/openssl/libcrypto.so.6 /usr/autodesk/maya2013-x64/lib/libcrypto.so.6
fi

# libtiff
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtiff.so.4.3.4 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3
sleep 2s

#Everything should work now... 
echo "Installation Complete."
echo ""
echo "Start Maya Now?"
read RUNNOW
case "$RUNNOW" in
	n*|N*)
	echo "You can run maya any time by typing maya into the terminal"
	exit 0;
esac
maya

Some notes about running this on Ubuntu 13.04 this script fails @ line 71 due to alien(something to do with perl 5) to be able convert the package scripts of Maya2013*.rpm . This does not occur in Ubuntu 12.10 from my testing, so convert the package on an earlier system.

On line 85 I had some issues. I had to copy libadlmPIT.so.5 and libadlmutil.so.5 to /usr/autodesktop/maya2013-x64/lib/ . To get it to work.

Line 112. Ubuntu 13.04 uses libtiff 4.3.6 (at the time of writing this) so make sure to double check before creating that link and adjust the numbers as needed.

I hope this helps!

EDIT: Also it appears that Maya must be run once as root for it to work right. This should probably be told to the user if they choice not to open it after install.