DraftSight Installation in Linux Mint 21 – Step-by-step

Installing

2. 2. Downloading DraftSight

   Download DraftSight for Linux Mint

   Get DraftSight for Linux Mint

   DraftSight for Linux Mint

3. 3. Installing DraftSight

   Then to Install DraftSight on Linux Mint
   First, access the Download location by default with:

   cd ~/Downloads

   To Check it’s there List the contents with:

   ls . | grep draftSight

   The grep Command refine the output List showing only the Entries matching the Keyword.
   But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.
   Then to Setup it play:

   sudo gdebi ~/Downloads/draftSight.deb

   Agree to the License:
   

4. 4. Amending User’s Path

   Again Append DraftSight into the Path (Optional)
   This is strictly needed only to Work with DraftSight from Command Line.

   echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/opt/dassault-systemes/DraftSight/Linux' >> ~/.bashrc

   Reload the Path with:

   bash

   Then to Launch DraftSight from Shell:

   DraftSight