{"id":46000,"date":"2024-03-29T11:29:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T11:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=46000"},"modified":"2025-11-19T14:45:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T14:45:29","slug":"install-blender-ubuntu-24-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/03\/install-blender-ubuntu-24-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Latest Blender (5.0 Updated) in Ubuntu 24.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blender-icon1200.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-35985\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blender-icon1200-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blender-icon1200-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blender-icon1200-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blender-icon1200-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blender-icon1200-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blender-icon1200.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a step by step guide shows how to install the latest Blender app (v5.0 so far) in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, and Ubuntu 24.10 Desktop.<\/p>\n<p>Blender is a popular free open-source 3D graphics software works in Linux, Windows, and MacOS.<\/p>\n<p>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), <code>arm64<\/code> (e.g., Raspberry Pi), <code>ppc64el<\/code> (IBM Power platform), RISC-V 64, and s390x (IBM zSystems and LinuxONE).<\/p>\n<p><b>For Ubuntu user on x86_64 (AMD\/Intel)<\/b> computers, the latest version can be installed through following packages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Official Linux Tarball.<\/li>\n<li>Official Snap package (runs in sandbox).<\/li>\n<li>Flatpak package (Community maintained and runs in sandbox).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender45.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-49295\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender45-700x364.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender45-700x364.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender45-300x156.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender45-768x399.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender45-1320x687.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender45.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, here&#8217;s the beginner&#8217;s guide show you how to install them in Ubuntu 24.04. Choose install any one of them that you prefer.<\/p>\n<h3>Option 1: Install Blender via Snap package<\/h3>\n<p>The Snap is the easiest way to install Blender and keep it up-to-date, though it runs in sandbox environment.<\/p>\n<p>For all current Ubuntu releases, simply open App Center (or Ubuntu Software), then search and click install the package (choose the one in snap store). Though, at the moment v5.0.0 is still in beta channel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-50048\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/blender-50snap-700x463.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/blender-50snap-700x463.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/blender-50snap-300x198.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/blender-50snap-768x508.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/blender-50snap.webp 986w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For choice, you may press <code>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/code> on keyboard to open terminal, and run command to install the Snap package instead:<\/p>\n<pre>snap install blender --classic<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/snap-blender-noble.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46002\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/snap-blender-noble-700x185.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/snap-blender-noble-700x185.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/snap-blender-noble-300x79.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/snap-blender-noble-768x203.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/snap-blender-noble.webp 926w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Snap package automatically receive updates! If a newer version of the 3D creation software is out, and you can&#8217;t wait for the auto-update, then, run command instead to update manually:<\/p>\n<pre>snap refresh blender<\/pre>\n<h4>Uninstall Blender Snap package<\/h4>\n<p>To remove the software package as Snap, either use App Center (Ubuntu Software), or run command:<\/p>\n<pre>snap remove --purge blender<\/pre>\n<h3>Option 2: Install Blender via Linux Tarball<\/h3>\n<p>For those who don&#8217;t like running app in sandbox environment, the official Linux tarball is available for choice.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> First, go to blender website via the link button below, and click big &#8216;<i>Download Blender x.x<\/i>&#8216; button to download the tarball in Linux.<\/p>\n<p>For non-Linux system, click the <i>other versions<\/i> selection box, and select download the first &#8220;Linux&#8221; package (see the screenshot below).<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Blender<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-blendertarball.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-47588\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-blendertarball-700x437.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-blendertarball-700x437.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-blendertarball-300x187.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-blendertarball-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-blendertarball.webp 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> After downloaded the tarball, open your Downloads folder and decompress it. Finally, you can navigate to the extracted folder and click &#8220;Run&#8221; the <code>blender<\/code> executable file to launch the software.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-50049\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender50-executable-700x481.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender50-executable-700x481.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender50-executable-300x206.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender50-executable-768x527.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender50-executable.webp 1145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>3. Add App Icon for launching from start menu (App Grid)<\/b>. If you like this package, then you can add the Blender app icon to start menu or GNOME app grid depends on your desktop environment.<\/p>\n<p>To do so, <u>first move the extracted folder to another location for long time use<\/u>. In my case, I created an <b>MyApps<\/b> folder in user home, then move the Blender folder into it!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-50050\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mv-blender50-700x347.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mv-blender50-700x347.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mv-blender50-300x149.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mv-blender50-768x380.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/mv-blender50.webp 1129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next, navigate into the app folder, and do following steps one by one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, click open &#8220;blender.desktop&#8221; file with text editor.<\/li>\n<li>When text editor opens, replace the &#8220;Exec=&#8221; line with <code>Exec=\/path\/to\/blender-folder\/blender %f<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Also replace the &#8220;Icon=&#8221; line with <code>Icon=\/path\/to\/blender-folder\/blender.svg<\/code>. <b>Tips:<\/b> press &#8220;Ctrl+L&#8221; in app folder to get the &#8216;\/path\/to\/blender-folder&#8217;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender5-desktop.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-50051\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender5-desktop-700x392.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender5-desktop-700x392.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender5-desktop-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender5-desktop-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blender5-desktop.webp 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Finally, press <b>Ctrl+Shift+S<\/b> to open save as dialog, and select save the file into <code>Home\/.local\/share\/applications<\/code>.<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/save-blenderdesktop.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48470\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/save-blenderdesktop-700x503.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/save-blenderdesktop-700x503.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/save-blenderdesktop-300x215.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/save-blenderdesktop-768x552.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/save-blenderdesktop.webp 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If everything&#8217;s done properly, you&#8217;re then able to search for and launch Blender from menu or Gnome overview few moments later.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/open-blender.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35990\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/open-blender.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/open-blender.jpg 516w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/open-blender-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Uninstall the Blender Tarball (App Icon)<\/h4>\n<p>To uninstall this portable package, first delete the Blender folder using your file manager\/explorer.<\/p>\n<p>Also delete the\u00a0 <code>.desktop<\/code> file (<code>.local\/share\/applications\/blender.desktop<\/code>) from corresponding directories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/uninstall-blender-portable.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46007\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/uninstall-blender-portable-700x418.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/uninstall-blender-portable-700x418.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/uninstall-blender-portable-300x179.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/uninstall-blender-portable-768x459.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/uninstall-blender-portable.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or, just open terminal and run command below instead:<\/p>\n<pre>rm ~\/.local\/bin\/blender ~\/.local\/share\/applications\/blender.desktop<\/pre>\n<h3>Option 3: Install Blender as Flatpak Package (unofficial)<\/h3>\n<p>For choice, Blender is available to install as <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/org.blender.Blender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flatpak package<\/a>, which also runs in sandbox environment.<\/p>\n<p>First, press <code>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/code> to open terminal, then run command to enable Flatpak support:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-45732\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble-700x501.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble-700x501.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble-300x215.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble-768x550.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/apt-flatpak-noble.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, run command to install Blender Flatpak package:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/org.blender.Blender.flatpakref<\/pre>\n<p><i>First installing Flatpak app will have lots of download for the run-time libraries, see the screenshot below.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flatpak-blender.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-46008\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flatpak-blender-700x537.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flatpak-blender-700x537.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flatpak-blender-300x230.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flatpak-blender-768x589.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/flatpak-blender.webp 926w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After installation, log out and back in (<i>only required for first time enabling Flatpak support<\/i>), finally search for and launch Blender from start menu or Gnome app grid and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>To update the Blender Flatpak package, use command:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak update org.blender.Blender<\/pre>\n<h4>Uninstall Blender Flatpak package<\/h4>\n<p>To uninstall Blender Flatpak package, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak uninstall --delete-data org.blender.Blender<\/pre>\n<p>Also run <code>flatpak uninstall --unused<\/code> to clear useless run-time libraries.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a step by step guide shows how to install the latest Blender app (v5.0 so far) in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, and Ubuntu 24.10 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[2048,771],"class_list":["post-46000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-howtos","tag-3d-graphics","tag-blender"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}