New EAGLE installation - how to actually "install" on Ubuntu?

[vaclav_sal]

OK, I downloaded 64 bits zipped file for lInux, extracted into directory of choice...

Now what ?

Tried ./install run - no go.

Tried to execute "eagle" and Ubuntu acted like I am running Windows . exe  file.

There is no "open terminal" option to execute either.

It all looks as I have downloaded Windows option and not Linux.

[jorge_garcia2 · Accepted solution]

Hello @vaclav_sal,

I hope you're doing well. Currently, the linux version of EAGLE doesn't have an installer so once you extract the tarball, just cd into the extract folder and type ./eagle to start EAGLE.

We are working on restoring a formal installer to EAGLE on the linux platform and that will be available very soon.

Please let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,

[varunp19294]

The ./eagle command didn't work for me. Pls suggest a work around.

I'm trying to install eagle 9.0.1 on ubuntu through the terminal. I'm unable to fetch the eagle-lin64.run file either.
I'm looking forward for your support. Thanks in Advance 🙂

[one-of-the-robs]

There is no .run file for V9 - that was the old "proper installer" that @jorge_garcia2 said Autodesk "are working on restoring".

For V9 you need the tarball. Choose a suitable directory and untar it there.

My preference (on Gentoo but there's no reason Ubuntu should be different) is:

- untar as root into /opt/eagle-V9.x.y

- Change permissions on all files to allow world read, and world execute on executables (including libs)

Then create a .desktop file for it, which varies depending on your desktop. If you're on Gnome I think there's a GUI for doing that.

Alternatively, you could create a symlink to the eagle executable in /usr/local/bin (which should be on the default path)

[justynb]

Hi Jorge,

What do you think about putting together a cross-distro Snap package? See https://snapcraft.io/

You could then optionally upload it to the Snap store so Eagle would show up to install in the Ubuntu software centre (like KiCad does, hint!)

[jorge_garcia2]

Hi @justynb,

Thanks for the suggestion. It's not my call but I've passed this on to our developers.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,

[eric.fort.listmail]

Snaps are a bad idea foisted onto the rest of linux by canonical like a cancer that only serve to increase unneeded bloat by containerizing each and every last binary installed that way.  If Autodesk limits themselves to only making snaps available I will find another pcb cad package!  I will not have anything to do with ubuntu's cancer!  just look at how well their last great idea known as unity went over.  I'm hoping snaps will die the same death.  A much better approach would be for Autodesk to properly package eagle in .deb and .rpm format - targeted toward redhat/centos/fedora and debian respectively (as well as offering a .tar file, possibly with an included make script with install target).  make theese packages follow the linux filesystem hirearchy standard found here:

 https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs-3.0.pdf

If the packages comply with the FHS but fail to function on your distro, it's likely not the packages fault.

[eric.fort.listmail]

any updates on this?  maybe a make script included with the tar file or similar?

[pommie.mike]

How is this still a problem two years on?

[greeshsah]

Here is a problem,i got this

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error'
what(): locale::facet::_S_create_c_locale name not valid
Aborted

[one-of-the-robs]

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@greeshsah wrote:

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error'
what(): locale::facet::_S_create_c_locale name not valid
Aborted

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Do you have the en_US.utf8 locale installed? This sounds like the problem discussed in this thread from last year. You don't need to break anything in your normal localisation, you just need the OS to understand US English (UTF8) as well.

[greeshsah]

Thanks a lot

[Navneetp2]

please tell me about v9 installer I am not able to use eagle from last 1 month . Is any sure method to install latest version of eagle in ubuntu bionic beaver

[mario.blunk]

As of todays version 9.5 there is still no proper installer for linux. This issue still unsolved since version 9 came to see the light of the world.

For those looking for a howto please see https://github.com/Blunk-electronic/EAGLE_Linux_Installer

So are you guys at Autodesk really working on it ?

[anilvijay5100]

Still no installer as of 2021, thats weird

[mohammed.alrawi8PLGG]

October 2022, and still no linux installation