各位大侠!
小弟最近装了ubuntu系统 想在系统里装软件houdini!
我的疑问是
一: 要在houdini官网http://www.sidefx.com/下 这个 http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option= ... Itemid=277其中的那个?

二: 下载了以后我该怎么做?
在那?下载相应的什么样?的破解文件~?
破解文件怎么用(最好是中文说明~)

三: 以后怎样维护系统?

四 : 最后一问是 推荐一个好 的 Python 电子教材最好是可以打印出来随身带都能看得懂的~!~谢谢~

问题补充：补充我的系统是ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386 机器是32位
谢谢~

http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option= ... ic&t=14289

pedrokost wrote:
Hi

As i allways get an error of hmaster when i launch houdini on windows xp pro sp3 (actually i can launch the app, but when i click comewhere it crashes) i decided to give a try to linux.
So i am just installing ubuntu 8.1 32bit on a separate partition.
I am completely new to linux, so i have to idea how to install the nvidia drivers there as well as houdini itself.
Can someone give me a very detailed tutorial about how to do it?
Thanks


Although I admire your will to try the best operating system on the planet, perhaps you should put things in order with your Winxp first? Houdini operates just fine on windows, and it looks like you have a problem with your video card or drivers. What is a specification of your PC?

Anyways:

1. For popular nVidia and ATI cards you can install drivers with a help of envy script. Get envy:
Code:
~$ sudo apt-get install envyng-core


then run it in terminal and proceed further with its advice:
Code:
~$ sudo envyng -t


2. Download Houdini in correct version. gcc and 32/64bit should match your system, but in your case you don't have much choice since there is only one 32bit/gcc>4.1 build anyway (noted as Ubuntu 7.04):

Code:
~$ tar vfxz houdini-9.5.xxx-linux_i686_gcc4.1.tar.gz
~$ cd houdini-9.5.xxx-linux_i686_gcc4.1.tar.gz
~$ sudo ./houdini.install


Just do what they ask you for, and you're done. By now you should be able to start Houdini from Applications menu, but if you'd like to use shell like every ordinary linux user, there is a last thing to do.

Houdini will install to /opt/houdnix.x.xxx directory. If you go there, you'll find a small script you need to source whenever you want to use Houdini.

Code:
~$ cd /opt/houdinix.x.xxx
~$ source ./houdini_setup_bash
~$ cd $OLDPWD



The idea is to put such command (along with navigational "cd"s) to some place it will be executed every time you start shell. Place above snippet for example in your home .bashrc file, which is default user based bash configuration file. You can't see it there, because it starts with dot (which means it's hidden).

Code:
~$ cd (this place you in your $HOME)
~$ gedit .bashrc

add your stuff, and save the file. If you open new shell (or just write "bash" in old one), you should see something like:

Code:
The Houdini 9.5.276 environment has been initialized.


At that time you can execute any Houdini related command in shell:
houdini, hmaster, hescape, hscript, hython, mplay, gplay, gconvert, iconvert, hconfig etc etc etc etc...


Hope this helps,
skk.