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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.

https://vfxplatform.com/

Info

For das element and das element lite you need to have a UI (Gnome, KDE, …) installed.
das element cli can run on a Headless Linux.

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 flag:

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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

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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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Code Block
#### 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

Code Block
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:

Code Block
das-element_x.x.x_lin.AppImage --no-sandbox