Ubuntu and licensing

[Anonymous]

Hi folks. I am running a student license of Maya. I am switching my work station over from Windows to Linux, preferably Ubuntu. I will have my old windows partition still running but will uninstall Maya from the Windows partition. Do I have to do anything special, license transfer or the like, to get it to be activated in my new Linux environment?

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Hi folks. I am running a student license of Maya. I am switching my work station over from Windows to Linux, preferably Ubuntu. I will have my old windows partition still running but will uninstall Maya from the Windows partition. Do I have to do anything special, license transfer or the like, to get it to be activated in my new Linux environment?

Thanks.

[natasha.l · Accepted solution]

Hello @Anonymous, 

Thank you for posting.

Please be aware that Linux operating systems require a Network License to run Maya. 

Maya 2018 System Requirements

Software
Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® 7 (SP1) and Windows® 10 Professional operating system Apple® Mac OS® X 10.11.x, 10.12.x, 10.13.x, 10.14x operating system Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.5  & 7.2 WS operating system ¹ CentOS 6.5  & 7.2 Linux operating system ¹ Nvidia Guide for Virtualization with GRID & VMWare ¹ Requires a multi-user license, not supported with single-user license.

Please "Accept Solution" if a reply or replies have helped resolve the issue or answered your question, to help others in the community.

[natasha.l · Accepted solution]

Hello @Anonymous, 

Thank you for posting.

Please be aware that Linux operating systems require a Network License to run Maya. 

Maya 2018 System Requirements

Software
Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® 7 (SP1) and Windows® 10 Professional operating system Apple® Mac OS® X 10.11.x, 10.12.x, 10.13.x, 10.14x operating system Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6.5  & 7.2 WS operating system ¹ CentOS 6.5  & 7.2 Linux operating system ¹ Nvidia Guide for Virtualization with GRID & VMWare ¹ Requires a multi-user license, not supported with single-user license.

Please "Accept Solution" if a reply or replies have helped resolve the issue or answered your question, to help others in the community.

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Anonymous

Which means students are not entitled to a network license.   Perhaps you will want to stick with what you currently have.

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Anonymous

Which means students are not entitled to a network license.   Perhaps you will want to stick with what you currently have.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the responses. As a company Autodesk can of course do as they like and I'm very appreciative of the educational liscensing offered but I am curious on the discontinuation of the Linux educational license from 2017. Was it just a technical change or just a choice to stop offering a Linux educational option? Just curious, thanks.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the responses. As a company Autodesk can of course do as they like and I'm very appreciative of the educational liscensing offered but I am curious on the discontinuation of the Linux educational license from 2017. Was it just a technical change or just a choice to stop offering a Linux educational option? Just curious, thanks.

[Anonymous]

Ah, it seems the solution to my Linux installation was already successfuly figured out over here.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-forum/maya-2018-for-linux/m-p/7410811#M47442

Thanks for your time.

[Anonymous]

Ah, it seems the solution to my Linux installation was already successfuly figured out over here.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-forum/maya-2018-for-linux/m-p/7410811#M47442

Thanks for your time.

[natasha.l]

Hello @Anonymous, 

Thank you for coming back to let us know, but please be aware that the system requirements take priority. The system requirements were created by a team within Autodesk that has tested single-user licenses on a Linux OS & determined that only network license will function properly. I apologize for the confusion. 

[natasha.l]

Hello @Anonymous, 

Thank you for coming back to let us know, but please be aware that the system requirements take priority. The system requirements were created by a team within Autodesk that has tested single-user licenses on a Linux OS & determined that only network license will function properly. I apologize for the confusion.