Step-by-step – Wings 3D Ubuntu 18.04 Installation

Wings 3D Ubuntu 18.04 - Installing

1. 1. Launching Shell Emulator

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

   

2. 2. Downloading Wings 3D for Ubuntu

   Download Wings 3D for Ubuntu GNU/Linux

   Get Wings 3D bz2.run for Ubuntu

   Wings 3D for Ubuntu

   If possible Select directly “Open with Archive Manager”!

3. 3. Accessing Target

   So to Access the Target Directory
   First, Try:

   cd && cd Downloads

   (But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.)
   To Verify it’s there List the Directory Contents with:

   ls . | grep wings

4. 4. Extracting Wings 3D Archive

   Then Extract Wings 3D bzip2.run
   First, Give Execution Permission:

   chmod +x ./wings*.bzip2.run

   And then Expand the Archive with:

   ./wings*.bzip2.run

5. 5. Installing Wings 3D

   (Skip this Step for a Local Setup and Simply Run it from the Home Directory)
   So if you intend a System-Wide Install, First, Set the SuperUser as Owner with:

   sudo chown -R root:root $HOME/wings*

   And to Set up Wings 3D Switch to a Directory into System:

   sudo mv $HOME/wings* /opt/wings

   Finally, Append Wings 3D into Path:

   echo "export PATH=$PATH:/opt/wings" > $HOME/.bashrc

   Again Modify the Config File and the Launcher:

   sudo nano /opt/wings/wings

   Change:

   /home/[MYUSER]/wings-X.Y.Z

   In:

   /opt/wings

   Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor ;)
   Then Same for the /opt/wings/wings.desktop File!

6. 6. Mesa/OpenGL Setup

   How to Install Required Mesa/OpenGL in Ubuntu

   Mesa/OpenGL Installation Guide

   Mesa/OpenGL Ubuntu Setup

7. 7. Launching Wings 3D

   First, Setup the Desktop Launcher as:

   sudo mv /opt/wings/wings.desktop /usr/share/applications/

   Then Logout and Login Again to Activate the Wings Launcher…
   And from Shell Start Wings 3D simply with:

   wings

8. 8. Wings 3D Getting-Started Guide

   Getting-Started with Wings 3D for Ubuntu GNU/Linux

   Wings 3D Quick Start Tutorial

   Getting-Started Wings 3D Ubuntu


So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Install Wings 3D in Ubuntu 18.04!