{"id":6550,"date":"2017-02-11T10:45:57","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T10:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=6550"},"modified":"2017-02-11T10:45:57","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T10:45:57","slug":"blender-2-78b-releaesed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2017\/02\/blender-2-78b-releaesed\/","title":{"rendered":"Blender 2.78b Releaesed! How to Install in Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Blender<\/a><\/p>\n

Blender 2.78b, a 2.78a release-compatible update was announced yesterday with important speedups, especially in Cycles and for Dependency graph.<\/p>\n

BLender 2.78b<\/a> comes with Cycles Speedups that were announced last month. Most notable will be faster rendering of Motion blur with hair, which has a 5-10 time speedup \u2013 important for production rendering. Also there are various bug-fixes.<\/p>\n

\"Blender<\/a><\/p>\n

How to Install Blender 2.78b in Ubuntu:<\/h4>\n

Blender is now available as SNAP package, first install snapd via command sudo apt install snapd<\/code> in terminal, then you’re able to search for and install blender-tpaw in Ubuntu Software.<\/p>\n

\"blender<\/a><\/p>\n

For those who don’t like the SNAP version, Blender 2.78b is also available in Thomas Schiex’s PPA<\/a>, supports for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, and derivatives.<\/p>\n

1.<\/b> Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:thomas-schiex\/blender<\/pre>\n
Type in your password (no visual feedback) when it prompts and hit enter.<\/i><\/p>\n
\"blender-ppa\"<\/a><\/p>\n
2.<\/b> Then you can upgrade Blender from an existing version via Software Updater<\/b> (or Update Manager) after checking for updates.<\/p>\n
\"upgrade<\/a><\/p>\n
Or install blender package either via Synaptic Package Manager or via commands:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get update\n\nsudo apt-get install blender<\/pre>\n
Uninstall:<\/b><\/p>\n
If you installed blender from PPA repository, run the following command in terminal to remove the PPA and downgrade Blender to the stock version available in Ubuntu main repositories.<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:thomas-schiex\/blender<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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