I am offering these instructions for installing Mudbox 2025 on Rocky Linux 9.4 to anyone that can benefit by them. The Autodesk guides for Mudbox are not sufficient to complete a successful installation of Mudbox on Rocky Linux 9.4. Consequently, I created the below instruction set to be a more complete installation reference. One should be able to follow the steps below and have a working installation of Mudbox 2025 on Rocky Linux 9.4 at the end. Please note that the instructions below are tailored specifically for Rocky Linux 9.4. Modifications may be required for other Linux distros. Further, note that the instructions are only tested on the package versions listed in the instructions. The Mudbox 2025 packages (including updated Autodesk Licensing files) used below were downloaded from the Autodesk subscriptions download page.
PLEASE NOTE:
* The below instructions assume an initial, basic Rocky Linux 9.4 installation using the "Server with GUI" edition.
* You must use the X11 version of the Rocky Linux 9.4 login (i.e., Gnome with XOrg). DO NOT USE WAYLAND.
* The below instructions do not include the installation of any nVidia drivers.
* The below dependencies include those required by Maya 2025. Consequently, there may be more dependencies installed than necessary for Mudbox 2025.
* I have provided the associated Linux commands in the below instruction set. You should be able to simply copy each command and paste it into your Linux terminal.
########## MUDBOX 2025 INSTALLATION ##########
1. Update the basic installation
sudo dnf update2. Install Rocky Linux Development Tools Group
sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"3. Install the EPEL repository
sudo dnf install epel-release4. Enable the development repository (to be disabled after Mudbox dependencies are installation)
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled devel5. Enable PowerTools repository
sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb6. Install Ninja Build System
sudo dnf install ninja-build7. Install OpenSSL Development Package
sudo dnf install openssl-devel8. Install dependencies available through dnf
sudo dnf install redhat-lsb-core.x86_64
sudo dnf install libnsl.x86_64
sudo dnf install pcre-utf16.x86_64
sudo dnf install mesa-libGLU.x86_64
sudo dnf install mesa-libGLU-devel.x86_64
sudo dnf install mesa-libGLw.x86_64
sudo dnf install audiofile.x86_64
sudo dnf install audiofile-devel.x86_64
sudo dnf install libmng.x86_64
sudo dnf install flite.x86_64
sudo dnf install libpng15.x86_64
sudo dnf install libXScrnSaver.x86_64
sudo dnf install xcb-util-wm.x86_64
sudo dnf install xcb-util-image.x86_64
sudo dnf install xcb-util-keysyms.x86_64
sudo dnf install xcb-util-renderutil.x86_64
sudo dnf install xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi.noarch
sudo dnf install compat-openssl11.x86_64
sudo dnf install xcb-util-cursor.x86_64
sudo dnf install libpq.x86_64
sudo dnf install libglvnd-opengl.x86_64
sudo dnf install libXp.x86_649. Install libtiff3 dependency from source rpm (assumes rpmbuild is installed)
sudo dnf install libjpeg-turbo-devel.x86_64
mkdir -p ~/.sources/libtiff3
cd ~/.sources/libtiff3
wget https://bootstrap9.releng.rockylinux.org/build_results_i686/compat-libtiff3/compat-libtiff3-3.9.4-15.el9/i686/compat-libtiff3-3.9.4-15.el9.src.rpm
rpmbuild --rebuild compat-libtiff3-3.9.4-15.el9.src.rpm
cd ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64
sudo dnf install compat-libtiff3-3.9.4-15.el9.x86_64.rpm10. Disable the development repository
sudo dnf config-manager --set-disabled devel11. Install the Autodesk licensing service packages, in the specified order, from their downloaded location
sudo dnf install adskflexnetclient-11.18.3-1.x86_64.rpm
sudo dnf install adlmapps31-31.0.4-0.x86_64.rpm
sudo dnf install adskidentitymanager1.11.12.21-1.x86_64.rpm
sudo dnf install adsklicensing14.4.0.11537-0-0.x86_64.rpm12. Verify licensing service status is enabled
sudo systemctl status adsklicensing13. Install Mudbox 2025 from its downloaded location
sudo dnf install Mudbox2025_64-2025-23.x86_64.rpm14. Verify successful registration of Mudbox
/opt/Autodesk/AdskLicensing/Current/helper/AdskLicensingInstHelper list15. If unsuccessful, register Mudbox manually
sudo /opt/Autodesk/AdskLicensing/Current/helper/AdskLicensingInstHelper register -pk 498Q1 -pv 2025.0.0.F -cf /var/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/Mudbox2025/MudboxConfig.pit -el US16. Launch Mudbox and login
/usr/autodesk/mudbox2025/mudbox.sh17. Fix the Mudbox launch shortcut, as it has bad paths. Editing is likely done in Vim.
sudoedit /usr/autodesk/mudbox2025/desktop/Autodesk-Mudbox.desktop* Edit the desktop file to the following:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Autodesk Mudbox 2025
Type=Application
Comment=Run Autodesk Mudbox 2025
Categories=Application;Graphics
Icon=/usr/autodesk/mudbox2025/desktop/Mudbox.png
Exec=/usr/autodesk/mudbox2025/mudbox.sh
Encoding=UTF-8
* After reboot, the Mudbox shortcut should appear under Applications >> Graphics
Good Luck!
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