Maya 2012 x64 installation in CentOS 6.3 / CentOS 7
same installation process work for Maya 2015 in CentOS 7
Step01
First, install all these is needed for CentOS, do this before the installer
(you can also do this after Maya installation, but these are required to start Maya)
– Go to terminal and paste these commands:-
yum install mesa-libGLw
yum install csh
yum install libXp libXp-devel
yum install gamin audiofile audiofile-devel e2fsprogs-libs
yum install tcsh
yum install xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi
yum install xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi
yum install liberation-mono-fonts liberation-fonts-common liberation-sans-fonts liberation-serif-fonts
Step02
Go to Maya setup files folder (where all RPM files are contained)
(before start installation – go to maya setup folders and find “setup” file, right click and make permissions – allow executive file must checked on)
enter in administrator mode:-
su –
cd /home/rajiv/linux/maya2012
./setup
enter serial number etc.
////maybe try to chmod the .bin files
cd /usr/autodesk/maya2012-x64/bin
chmod 777 maya
chmod 777 maya2012
maya
or
./maya
to launch
Step03 (TroubleShoot Maya 2012 Issues in Linux)
//if you get…..error while loading shared libraries: libXp.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
yum install libXp
problems with middle mouse button? (when you try and pan with middle mouse?)
(Maya) window->settingAndPreferences>preferences->interface
you’ll see an option to enable/disable the mouse scroll wheel.
//problems with the alt key? (Maya Viewport is not rotating)
go to – (CentOS)system>prefs>windows too for alt key behaviour
make it “SuperUser”
”
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problems with fonts
system>administration>add remove programs
search for these packages
xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1
install them all
there will be problems with the hotkeys and shortcuts (see the apple keyboard section below)
//if there is beef with sound files
yum install audiofile-devel
// and if that doesnt work maybe?
ln -s /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0 /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so
_______to make a launch icon
_______copy this command into the ‘command’ part of the preferences for the icon
/usr/autodesk/maya2012-x64/bin/maya
Cheers !!
Rajiv Sharma
Rajiv Sharma 
I also needed an additional package called libXpm (note the ‘m’).
Otherwise, you told me everything I needed to know. Thanks!
Hi !
I followed your guide but when I run the installer, it’s ”empty”…
See image
I also tried Maya 2014, same issue.
Any ideas ?
Thanks
Hi Paul,
i think this is the issue with language that you used.
try with English.
Hi !
Yes that was that, with english all is ok !
Thanks a lot for your guide and help !
hi there this looks a nice place to make a question about maya in linux.
i follow all your tips and installation work good.
my only problem is that in maya when i open a window(like texture editor) i get a new item in the panel.
any way to make maya only one window.
i read somewhere i could set
MAYA_SET_PARENT_HINT=1
in Maya.env but dosent works at all.
any tip will be welcome many thxxs
Maya icon file is not display correctly, can you help me set up the right path? Window and Mac are done by default, but Linux is difficult. Thanks in advance bro for your help…
Hi Rajiv
Can you please help me to install maya2012 in Centos. I have tried to install Maya2012 with you`r Step which you have mentioned Step01 but still i m getting an error while installing maya2012. Could you please help me to install maya2012 in Centos. Error you can check in attached below link.
Thanks
thanks…it’s working. Can you plz help me in katana installation in centos 6.5
Thanks for the guide ,,,just simple and smooth…..Use it to install maya 2014 @centos6.5.