Installing MakeHuman Alpha 7 Download to Ubuntu 13.04

[Orinoco]

I downloaded the Tarball for i386 linux using python 2.7 (for example Ubuntu versions greater than 10.04) to get the latest version on my Ubuntu 13.04 system (just upgraded.)

I am not a Linux power user. I extracted the files and folders from the tarball with the archive manager, and now I have a bunch of folders and files in my home/downloads/makehuman folder. I have no idea what to do next. It would have been nice if instructions for installation were included, but the only text file I found was the license.

So, how do I install MakeHuman on my system? I got the Tarball from this page

http://www.makehuman.org/content/download_alpha_7.html

On an unrealted note: is there any way to hack this grey on grey forum so that it is more readable? It is making my eyes hurt.
On another slightly related note: the earlier version of MakeHuman that Ubuntu Software Center installed shows me a black background behind the model. This is a problem on the Save page, because the save dialog is also black. black on black is invisible. It is also difficult to see any hair, since that defaults to black.

[Orinoco]

Nevermind about the grey on grey complaint. I found the startlingly bright background with black letters. It is much more readable, although my neighbors may complain about the glare.

[duststorm]

http://www.makehuman.org/doc/node/build ... stems.html

Ignore the message about it being outdated. Those instructions are for alpha 7.

[Orinoco]

thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately, the instructions on that page, while clear to someone familiar with Linux, still leave me in the dark.

"Once this is done, the steps to actually build makehuman are:

cd makehuman
scons"

While this may be obvious and clear to some, I do not actually know what to do to perform the step "cd makehuman" nor the step "scons".

[duststorm]

In that case you best look up some general tutorials about building software on ubuntu/linux first.

http://www.howtogeek.com/105413/how-to- ... on-ubuntu/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingSoftware
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo

The only extra thing you should know is that there are different build systems, such as make, automake, scons, cmake.
We use scons.
That means that you can ignore all commands such as ./configure, cmake, automake, make mentioned in these tutorials and instead just enter the command "scons". Scons itself is a software package that should be installed first (either using apt-get or using the ubuntu software center).

[Walter Corbett]

I have tried to install Makehuman Alpha 7 on Ubuntu 13.10 using a variety of instructions available on the net and here in this forum. All to no avail. My laptop is a 64bit machine. Can someone kindly provide me with simple instructions on how to achieve this installation along with a launch icon.
Much obliged in anticipation.
Walter

[duststorm]

Just like the guide at http://www.makehuman.org/doc/node/build ... stems.html says, but with updated dependencies.

Open a terminal and type:

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sudo apt-get install python2.7 python2.7-dev libpython2.7 libsdl1.2debian libsdl-image1.2 libglew1.5 wget subversion libsdl1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev build-essential glew-utils libglew1.5-dev scons
cd ~
mkdir makehuman-svn
cd makehuman-svn
svn checkout http://makehuman.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/makehuman
cd makehuman
scons


Then use the Ubuntu desktop GUI to create your launcher icon: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToAddaLauncher
http://i.stack.imgur.com/agoTt.png


EDIT: It appears that libglew1.5 is no longer available on Ubuntu 13.04. You could try installing the newer (libglew-dev), maybe it works. If not, try the nightly builds of MH (we have .deb packages). We no longer update the old A7 release.

By the way, if you're using a newer Ubuntu, make sure your privacy is protected, more details: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/10/ubun ... vacy-award
Canonical is going down a dark path.

[Walter Corbett]

Thankyou Duststorm, I have followed your instructions exactly up to scons. It all seemed ok. Then tried the launcher instructions but they don't work - I can't get Step 1 to work - right click does not give me that menu option - nor does it give me a menu when I click in a blank area on the sidebar, so i am stuck. Also tried to launch Makehuman in terminal but it says 'not installed'. I did load the (libglew-dev) .deb packages. Did however notice that I have a folder under file/home called 'makehuman-svn' with a whole range of folders and files.

[SaltyCowdawg]

My suggestion would be to download the SVN version (svn checkout http://makehuman.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/makehuman) and run it from there. I've been happily doing that for the last few months and now do most of my MH activity from MH8. Creating a launcher is of course optional.

There is a subdirectory (${MHHOME}/deb) that has a script that will download and install dependencies you may or may not need to get the thing running.

Caveat: this is the development version and is subject to much breakage while things are being improved. Think of it as "excuse our appearance during remodelling" and stay off the tarps and scaffolding.

[duststorm]

The easiest solution if you are having trouble is just downloading the latest nightly .deb file from http://download.tuxfamily.org/makehuman/nightly/