The software tries to match the VFX Reference Platform versions - normally it matches the version from the previous year to give everybody a chance to catch up as well.
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For das element and das element lite you need to have a UI (Gnome, KDE, …) installed. |
AppImage
Install
To start the application you can just run the AppImage version. There is no need to install any software.
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Remove the AppImage file. That's it.
Troubleshooting
If you get the following error message …
[24377:0812/042355.069283:FATAL:setuid_sandbox_host.cc(158)] The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly. Rather than run without sandboxing I'm aborting now. You need to make sure that /tmp/.mount_das-elZOz7Kl/chrome-sandbox is owned by root and has mode 4755.
… try run the AppImage with --no-sandbox
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CentOS
Install
However, if you want to install the application permanently, use the following command:
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Installation location
/opt/das-element-x.x.x
/usr/bin/das-element-x.x.x
Uninstall
Run the following command:
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Installation location
/opt/das-element-x.x.x
/usr/bin/
Uninstall
Run the following command:
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sudo dpkg --remove das-element-x.x.x |
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Uninstall
Run the following command:
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sudo dpkg --remove das-element-x.x.x |
Temp folder
For Linux the folder for temporary files (e.g. temp-previews of the ingest view) is in the users home directory:~/tmp/das-element
If you disk space is running full, please make sure to also check this directory and delete files from time to time if needed.
Environment variables
In the Users home directory there is a file called: variables.env
This file will be read before the software start. Add all the environment variables you need in that file.
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~/.das-element/variables.env |
Example content:
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#### point to the license server
DASELEMENT_LICENSE=5053@your-license-server
#### path to the config file (.conf)
DASELEMENT_CONFIG_PATH=/mnt/server/das-element.conf
#### path to the resources folder, for presets, hooks, etc.
DASELEMENT_RESOURCES=/mnt/server/shared_folder/das-element_resources |
Troubleshooting
libXScrnSaver is needed
Solution:
Install libXScrnSaver
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sudo yum install libXScrnSaver |
SUID sandbox
If you get the following error message …
[24377:0812/042355.069283:FATAL:setuid_sandbox_host.cc(158)] The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly. Rather than run without sandboxing I'm aborting now. You need to make sure that /tmp/.mount_das-elZOz7Kl/chrome-sandbox is owned by root and has mode 4755.
… try run the AppImage with --no-sandbox
flag:
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das-element_x.x.x_lin.AppImage --no-sandbox |