Installing Maya 2016 SP6 on Ubuntu 16.04 with Student License

maya2016.sh

#!/bin/bash
#Download Maya from here: http://download.autodesk.com/us/support/files/maya_2016_service_pack_6/Autodesk_Maya_2016_SP6_EN_Linux_64bit.tgz
#Get a student License from: http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/maya
#Log in and select maya 2016, your language and an OS. Either should work.

#					!!!!!! IMPORTANT !!!!!!

# BEFORE RUNNING, REPLACE "USER" AND "HOME" AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS SCRIPT WITH YOUR USERNAME AND HOME FOLDER

#					!!!!!! IMPORTANT !!!!!!

if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
    echo "Please run as root or via sudo."
    exit 1
fi

mkdir maya2016_setup
mv Autodesk_Maya_2016_SP6_EN_Linux_64bit.tgz maya2016_setup/
cd maya2016_setup

echo "Extracting files..."
tar xf Autodesk_Maya_2016_SP6_EN_Linux_64bit.tgz
export RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/R11/lib64/
export LIBCRYPTO="/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.0.0"
export LIBSSL="/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.0.0"

echo "Installing dependencies..."
apt install -qq libssl-dev libjpeg62 alien csh tcsh libaudiofile-dev libglw1-mesa elfutils libglw1-mesa-dev mesa-utils xfstt ttf-liberation xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi ttf-mscorefonts-installer libfam0 libfam-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0
wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libx/libxp/libxp6_1.0.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
ar x libxp6_1.0.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
tar xf data.tar.xz

echo "Turning rpms into debs. This may take a while"
for i in *.rpm; do
  alien -c $i;
done

echo "Installing debs"
dpkg -i *.deb
mkdir /usr/tmp
chmod 777 /usr/tmp
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/

cp usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXp.so.6 /usr/autodesk/maya2016/lib/
cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so /usr/autodesk/maya2016/lib/libcrypto.so.10
cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so /usr/autodesk/maya2016/lib/libssl.so.10
cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtiff.so.5.2.4 /usr/autodesk/maya2016/lib/libtiff.so.3
cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.62 /usr/autodesk/maya2016/lib/libjpeg.so.62
rm /usr/lib/libfam.so.0
ln -s /usr/lib/libfam.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/libfam.so.0
sh -c "echo 'setenv LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8' >> /usr/autodesk/maya2016/bin/maya2016"
export MAYA_LOCATION=/usr/autodesk/maya2016/

echo "Making sure Maya can't use rpm"
echo "int main (void) {return 0;}" > notrpm.c
gcc notrpm.c -o notrpm
mv /usr/bin/rpm /usr/bin/rpm_backup
cp notrpm /usr/bin/rpm
chmod +x ./setup
./setup
rm /usr/bin/rpm
mv /usr/bin/rpm_backup /usr/bin/rpm

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier "<Super>"

echo "Making sure Maya will run"
sed -n '/LIBQUICKTIME_PLUGIN_DIR/ i setenv LD_PRELOAD /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.62' /usr/autodesk/maya2016/bin/maya
sed -i '/Exec/c\Exec=xterm -e \"export MAYA_DISABLE_CIP=1 && maya\"' /usr/autodesk/maya2016/desktop/Autodesk-Maya.desktop
rm /usr/share/applications/Autodesk-Maya2016.desktop
cp /usr/autodesk/maya2016/desktop/Autodesk-Maya.desktop /usr/share/applications/Autodesk-Maya2016.desktop

maya

echo "repairing permissions..."
chown -R USER HOME
mv Autodesk_Maya_2016_SP6_EN_Linux_64bit.tgz ..
cd ..
rm -rf maya2016_setup
echo "Maya is now ready to use!"

echo "To disable the shortcuts overlay when holding the super key,"
echo "install compizconfig-settings-manager using:"
echo "sudo apt install compizconfig-settings-manager"
echo "Run ccsm and go to Ubuntu unity plugin and disable"
echo "Enable Shortcut Hints Overlay"

JackDavidson:
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-general/render-crash-on-linux/td-p/5607694

A workaround until we can reproduce and know what is going on would be to disable the CIP module
export MAYA_DISABLE_CIP=1
Before running Maya

There is a NULL pointer string being used from somewhere. Whether Maya cannot find some resource
Once Maya can be run under muster having the listing of environment variables as seen by Maya would be useful to see how the setup is configured

@jpcrosado, did you make it? My seem to be a little bit stuck on this stage.

Ah, sorry, yeah:

Can take a long time - 15 to 30min

for i in *.rpm; do
sudo alien -cv $i;
done

Hi! Thanks for script, it made really easy the installation of Maya, the process finished correctly and I can see the Maya application on my apps, I'm using Ubuntu 16.04, but when I click on the app, Maya opens a black window and then it closes. Any idea of a solution? Thanks in advance.

@elfhh updated the script. Should work now

JackDavidson: This should help you, "echo "MAYA_DISABLE_CIP=1" >> ~/maya/2017/Maya.env"

Link: http://lost-triangle.com/2016/09/05/install-maya-2017-on-ubuntu-16-04/

If someone has getting the error with polygons, close your Autodesk Maya and just open the maya folder, maya > 2016 > prefs, and remove the folder "shelves" (i'd extremely recommend that you make a backup), and open your Autodesk Maya. Maybe this help you. Worked for me .