Installing Maya on Rocky Linux 8.x - Missing dependencies

[david.ostler2WSX9]

Here's a question for the Maya Linux devs.

I understand that  Maya was compiled on CentOS 7.6 yet Rocky Linux 8.x is one of the approved platforms.  Not all libraries are on the same version which leaves some missing dependencies in Rocky 8.x
I ran the ldd command looking at the executable and plugins in the maya folder and it came up with a few "not found" dependencies.  In most cases it Rocky Linux was on a higher version of the lib and maya was specifically looking for a lower version number.  Here are a few examples:

Maya wants libgd.so.3  but Rocky Linux 8.x has libgd.so.2

Maya wants libgs.so.8  but Rocky Linux 8.x has libgs.so.9

Maya wants  libpoppler-glib.so.4  but Rocky Linux 8.x has libpoppler-glib.so.8

Maya wants    libgts-0.7.so.5 but Rocky Linux 8.x doesn't have this lib

Maya wants  libgdbm.so.4  but Rocky Linux 8.x has libgdbm.so.6

Maya wants  libmng.so.1  but Rocky Linux 8.x has libmng.so.2

Maya wants   libreadline.so.8 but Rocky Linux 8.x has libreadline.so.7

I suspect that many of these libs are not often accessed by Maya or it's plugins but when it does try to find them and they are missing it will either crash or not work.  What is the best way of handling these "not found" libs?  I ask this question because Maya on Rocky Linux 8.x hasn't been as stable as I would expect, before I start tracking down specific crashes I want to be sure I have a solid install.

[JabbaTheNut]

Hi @david.ostler2WSX9 ,

I just posted a complete instruction set for installing Maya 2023.3 on Rocky Linux 8.7.  Take a look and see if it can help.  It is located here:

Install Maya 2023 Update 3 on Rocky Linux 8.7 (Instructions) 

[david.ostler2WSX9]

Yes, I saw that before posting.  Maya installs fine for me.  I'm just trying to get the most solid install I can.  It worries me that some of the 2023.3 executables plugins and libraries have missing dependencies.  

[JabbaTheNut]

@david.ostler2WSX9 ,

I agree.  Autodesk says they support Rocky Linux 8.5.  However, if you try to install Rocky 8.5, the distro updates to 8.7. If you then try to get any help from Autodesk, their response is that they only support 8.5 😁. As well, if you read their Linux related documentation, they seem to only show partial information, and some of their documentation gives commands for earlier versions of Maya (i.e., commands that will fail).  Try to register Maya with the Autodesk Licensing Service on Rocky with the command they provide in their instructions.  It will fail, as it is the command for an earlier version (2020 I think).  Mudbox 2023 is even worse.

Autodesk should really put more effort into Linux.  They say they support it.  They should really behave more like they actually do.  More to your point, they really should adapt there Linux software to the versions they say they support.  If not, they shouldn’t represent that they support those versions.

Sorry for the vent.  It is frustrating using Autodesk products on Linux.