Installing Maya 2016 SP6 on Ubuntu 16.04 with Student License

maya2016.sh

#!/bin/bash
#Download Maya from here: http://download.autodesk.com/us/support/files/maya_2016_service_pack_6/Autodesk_Maya_2016_SP6_EN_Linux_64bit.tgz
#Get a student License from: http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/maya
#Log in and select maya 2016, your language and an OS. Either should work.

#					!!!!!! IMPORTANT !!!!!!

# BEFORE RUNNING, REPLACE "USER" AND "HOME" AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS SCRIPT WITH YOUR USERNAME AND HOME FOLDER

#					!!!!!! IMPORTANT !!!!!!

if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
    echo "Please run as root or via sudo."
    exit 1
fi

mkdir maya2016_setup
mv Autodesk_Maya_2016_SP6_EN_Linux_64bit.tgz maya2016_setup/
cd maya2016_setup

echo "Extracting files..."
tar xf Autodesk_Maya_2016_SP6_EN_Linux_64bit.tgz
export RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/R11/lib64/
export LIBCRYPTO="/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.0.0"
export LIBSSL="/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.0.0"

echo "Installing dependencies..."
apt install -qq libssl-dev libjpeg62 alien csh tcsh libaudiofile-dev libglw1-mesa elfutils libglw1-mesa-dev mesa-utils xfstt ttf-liberation xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi ttf-mscorefonts-installer libfam0 libfam-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0
wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/libx/libxp/libxp6_1.0.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
ar x libxp6_1.0.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
tar xf data.tar.xz

echo "Turning rpms into debs. This may take a while"
for i in *.rpm; do
  alien -c $i;
done

echo "Installing debs"
dpkg -i *.deb
mkdir /usr/tmp
chmod 777 /usr/tmp
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/

cp usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXp.so.6 /usr/autodesk/maya2016/lib/
cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so /usr/autodesk/maya2016/lib/libcrypto.so.10
cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so /usr/autodesk/maya2016/lib/libssl.so.10
cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtiff.so.5.2.4 /usr/autodesk/maya2016/lib/libtiff.so.3
cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.62 /usr/autodesk/maya2016/lib/libjpeg.so.62
rm /usr/lib/libfam.so.0
ln -s /usr/lib/libfam.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/libfam.so.0
sh -c "echo 'setenv LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8' >> /usr/autodesk/maya2016/bin/maya2016"
export MAYA_LOCATION=/usr/autodesk/maya2016/

echo "Making sure Maya can't use rpm"
echo "int main (void) {return 0;}" > notrpm.c
gcc notrpm.c -o notrpm
mv /usr/bin/rpm /usr/bin/rpm_backup
cp notrpm /usr/bin/rpm
chmod +x ./setup
./setup
rm /usr/bin/rpm
mv /usr/bin/rpm_backup /usr/bin/rpm

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences mouse-button-modifier "<Super>"

echo "Making sure Maya will run"
sed -n '/LIBQUICKTIME_PLUGIN_DIR/ i setenv LD_PRELOAD /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.62' /usr/autodesk/maya2016/bin/maya
sed -i '/Exec/c\Exec=xterm -e \"export MAYA_DISABLE_CIP=1 && maya\"' /usr/autodesk/maya2016/desktop/Autodesk-Maya.desktop
rm /usr/share/applications/Autodesk-Maya2016.desktop
cp /usr/autodesk/maya2016/desktop/Autodesk-Maya.desktop /usr/share/applications/Autodesk-Maya2016.desktop

maya

echo "repairing permissions..."
chown -R USER HOME
mv Autodesk_Maya_2016_SP6_EN_Linux_64bit.tgz ..
cd ..
rm -rf maya2016_setup
echo "Maya is now ready to use!"

echo "To disable the shortcuts overlay when holding the super key,"
echo "install compizconfig-settings-manager using:"
echo "sudo apt install compizconfig-settings-manager"
echo "Run ccsm and go to Ubuntu unity plugin and disable"
echo "Enable Shortcut Hints Overlay"

Ah, sorry, yeah:

Can take a long time - 15 to 30min

for i in *.rpm; do
sudo alien -cv $i;
done

Hi! Thanks for script, it made really easy the installation of Maya, the process finished correctly and I can see the Maya application on my apps, I'm using Ubuntu 16.04, but when I click on the app, Maya opens a black window and then it closes. Any idea of a solution? Thanks in advance.

@elfhh updated the script. Should work now

JackDavidson: This should help you, "echo "MAYA_DISABLE_CIP=1" >> ~/maya/2017/Maya.env"

Link: http://lost-triangle.com/2016/09/05/install-maya-2017-on-ubuntu-16-04/

If someone has getting the error with polygons, close your Autodesk Maya and just open the maya folder, maya > 2016 > prefs, and remove the folder "shelves" (i'd extremely recommend that you make a backup), and open your Autodesk Maya. Maybe this help you. Worked for me .