This is a step by step guide shows how to install Blender app in Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop.
Blender is a popular free open-source 3D graphics software works in Linux, Windows, and MacOS.
Ubuntu includes the software package in system repository, but always old as you know. The upside is that it supports all platforms, including x86_64 (AMD/Intel), arm64 (e.g., Raspberry Pi), ppc64el (IBM Power platform), RISC-V 64, and s390x (IBM zSystems and LinuxONE).
For Ubuntu user on x86_64 (AMD/Intel) computers, the latest version can be installed through following packages:
Official Linux Tarball.
Official Snap package (runs in sandbox).
Flatpak package (Community maintained and runs in sandbox).
Blender, the popular free open-source 3D creation software, announced new 4.1 major release this Tuesday.
Blender 4.1 introduced new geometry nodes, including Index Switch, Musgrave, Split to Instance, Sort Elements, Rotate Rotation, Active Camera. It replaces mesh “Auto Smooth” option with a modifier node group asset, adds support for Blackbody shader node, new Manage panel in Geometry Nodes modifier. Continue Reading…
GPU-Viewer is graphical tool to show the detailed information about OpenGL, Vulkan, and/or OpenCL graphics libraries.
Without struggling with glxinfo, vulkaninfo and clinfo command line tools, the GTK+3 tool provides a graphical front-end that shows all the important details.
There is no hard OpenGL Programming involved, until glxinfo, vulkaninfo and clinfo works the GPU-viewer will also work.
GPU-Viewer makes it easy to check the Vulkan or OpenGL version, and detailed GPU information.
How to Install GPU Viewer in Ubuntu Linux:
The software has an official Ubuntu PPA contains the packages for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04, and Ubuntu 21.10.
1. Add the PPA
Open terminal by either searching from activities overview screen or pressing Ctrl+Alt+T key combination on keyboard. When terminal opens, paste the command below and hit Enter:
