{"id":1254,"date":"2021-12-16T12:05:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/10\/23\/how-to-install-prusa-slicer-on-linux\/https:\/\/files2.tojikon.net\/files-cloud\/2021\/10\/23\/how-to-install-prusa-slicer-on-linux\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T12:05:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:05:23","slug":"how-to-install-prusa-slicer-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tojikon.net\/en\/1254-how-to-install-prusa-slicer-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install Prusa Slicer on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prusa Slicer is the in-house developed slicer tool built by Prusa for their 3D printers. If you\u2019ve got a Prusa rig and need to slice some 3D files on Linux, you\u2019ll want to install the Prusa Slicer app. Here\u2019s how to do it.<\/p>\n

Note: To use the Prusa Slicer application on Linux, you will need 3D print files. To get access to 3D print files, check out Thingiverse.<\/p>\n

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Ubuntu installation instructions<\/h2>\n

The Prusa Slicer application is available for Ubuntu users starting at 20.04 LTS. However, it is in the \u201cUbuntu Universe\u201d software repository, and this repo isn\u2019t always turned on by default.<\/p>\n

To enable the \u201cUbuntu Universe\u201d repository on your computer, start by opening up a terminal window on the Linux desktop. You can launch a terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T<\/strong> on the keyboard. Or, search for \u201cTerminal\u201d in the app menu.<\/p>\n

With the terminal window open and ready to use, execute the following add-apt-repository<\/strong> command down below. This command will enable \u201cUbuntu Universe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nsudo add-apt-repository universe\n<\/pre>\n
After adding the Universe software repository, you\u2019ll have to refresh your software sources using the apt update<\/strong> command.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt update\n<\/pre>\n
With your Ubuntu software sources refreshed, Ubuntu Universe is ready to use. From here, the Prusa Slicer application can be installed on Ubuntu (20.04, 21.04, and 21.10) using the apt install<\/strong> command below.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt install prusa-slicer\n<\/pre>\n
Debian installation instructions<\/h2>\n
If you use Debian, it is possible to get the Prusa Slicer program working requires using the Debian 11 release. So, if you\u2019re on Debian 10 or later, upgrading is necessary first.<\/p>\n
Note: if you use an older release of Debian and do not wish to upgrade, follow the Snap instructions instead to get Prusa Slicer working on Linux.<\/p>\n
Once you\u2019ve upgraded to Debian 11, the installation of Prusa Slicer can begin. Open up a terminal window on the desktop by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T<\/strong> on the keyboard. Or, search for \u201cTerminal\u201d in the app menu and launch it that way.<\/p>\n
With the terminal window open and ready to use, execute the apt-get install<\/strong> command below to install the \u201cprusa-slicer\u201d package.<\/p>\n
\nsudo apt-get install prusa-slicer\n<\/pre>\n
Upon entering the command above, Debian will ask you for your password. Using the keyboard, type in your user account password and press Enter<\/strong>. When you press Enter<\/strong>, Debian will install Prusa Slicer to the system.<\/p>\n
Arch Linux installation instructions<\/h2>\n
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The Prusa Slicer program is available for Arch Linux users in the \u201cCommunity\u201d software repository. Ensure that this software repository is enabled before attempting to install Prusa Slicer on Arch.<\/p>\n
With the \u201cCommunity\u201d repo enabled, launch a terminal window on the Linux desktop by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T<\/strong> on the keyboard. Or, search for \u201cTerminal\u201d in the app menu and launch it that way.<\/p>\n
Now that the terminal window is open use the pacman -S<\/strong> command to install the \u201cprusa-slicer\u201d application on your Arch Linux system.<\/p>\n
\nsudo pacman -S prusa-slicer\n<\/pre>\n
Fedora installation instructions<\/h2>\n
Since Fedora 33, the Prusa Slicer application has been available in the official software repositories. So, if you use Fedora, you won\u2019t have difficulty getting the app to work.<\/p>\n
To start the installation of Prusa Slicer on your Fedora system, a terminal must be open. You can launch a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T<\/strong> on the keyboard. Or, search for \u201cTerminal\u201d in the app menu and launch it that way.<\/p>\n
With the terminal window open, the installation can begin. Using the dnf install<\/strong> command, install the \u201cprusa-slicer\u201d package.<\/p>\n
\nsudo dnf install prusa-slicer\n<\/pre>\n
OpenSUSE installation instructions<\/h2>\n
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Prusa Slicer is available for OpenSUSE Linux but not in the official software repositories. So if you want to get the app working on your computer, you\u2019ll have to use community software repositories.<\/p>\n
To start the installation, head over to the OpenSUSE software page for Prusa Slicer. Once you\u2019ve opened the page, you\u2019ll see a list of OpenSUSE distributions that make Prusa Slicer available.<\/p>\n
When you\u2019ve found your release of OpenSUSE in the list, find the \u201c1 Click Install\u201d button and select it with the mouse. Selecting this button will open up YaST on your OpenSUSE machine and install Prusa Slicer via the GUI.<\/p>\n
Snap package installation instructions<\/h2>\n
The Prusa Slicer application is available to all users in the Ubuntu Snap Store. So, if you\u2019ve got a Linux operating system that supports the Snap store, Prusa Slicer is ready to install on your computer.<\/p>\n
To start the installation of Prusa Slicer on Linux as a Snap package, you must have the Snap package runtime configured and installed on your system. If you need help configuring the Snap package runtime, please follow our guide on the subject.<\/p>\n
With the Snap package runtime configured, the Prusa Slicer can easily be installed on your Linux computer using the snap install<\/strong> command below.<\/p>\n
\nsudo snap install prusa-slicer\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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