How to Install Sweet Home 3D on Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Gnu/Linux

Ubuntu 17.10 Sweet Home 3D Installation Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Sweet Home 3D in Ubuntu 17.10 Artful GNU/Linux.

And Sweet Home 3D for Ubuntu 17.10 is a Free Interior Design App that helps you place your Furniture on a house 2D plan, with a 3D preview.

Moreover, this guide includes instructions on How to Getting-Started with Sweet Home 3D Modeling on Ubuntu Linux.

Finally, here is presented a System-Wide Setup that Requires the SuperUser Privileges, for a Local One simply Put stuff into a Local Path.

1. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. Download Sweet Home 3D for Ubuntu GNU/Linux

   Sweet Home 3D Ubuntu

   Sweet Home 3D Ubuntu Download

   If possible Select directly “Open with Archive Manager”!

3. Then Extract into /tmp Directory
   If it does Not Open automatically then Double-Click on File Manager:

   
   Or from Command Line:

   tar xvzf SweetHome3D*.tgz -C /tmp/

4. Next Set SuperUser as Owner.

   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/SweetHome3D*

5. And Relocate Contents.

   sudo mv /tmp/SweetHome3D* /opt/SweetHome3D

   Check Destination Folder’s Contents:

   ls /opt/SweetHome3D

6. Again Make a SymLink for Easy Launching

   sudo ln -s /opt/SweetHome3D/SweetHome3D /usr/local/bin/SweetHome3D

7. Finally, Launch & Enjoy Sweet Home 3D ;)
   From Shell with:

   SweetHome3D

   Create a Custom App Launcher on Menu.

   How Launcher for Menu

   How to Create a Desktop Launcher on GNU/Linux Desktops

   If it Does Not Start then Check if Graphics Card Supports OpenGL 3.3+.

   sudo apt install mesa-utils

   glxinfo | grep OpenGL

8. How to Getting-Started with Sweet Home 3D Modeling

   Sweet Home 3D Quick Start Guide

   Sweet Home 3D Quick Start on Linux

So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Install Sweet Home 3D in Ubuntu 17.10!