DraftSight on Linux Mint 13 Maya x64

[es89]

This is recipe to install, it works for DraftSight V1R2:

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sudo apt-get install libdirectfb-extra libxcb-render-util0
sudo apt-get install libaudio2:i386
sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-0:i386
sudo dpkg --force-architecture –i DraftSight.deb

If there are problems, maybe you need to install sendmail

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sudo apt get install sendmail sendmail-base sendmail-bin sendmail-cf

If you have another language (not English) and something wrong with interface fonts, install this and run:

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sudo apt-get install qt4-qtconfig
qtconfig

and then in settings change used font. So on, for example, in Russian-interfaced Mint some programs (vlc, and some others, including qtconfig) also have problems with fonts, change interface font in appearance settings of your shell.

I hope, this will save time for someone, I spent 2 hours to solve problems.

[Oscar799]

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[MiniCooperS1275]

Tried this on my Linux Mint 13 Maya MATE installation, and it worked:
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=84622

One problem, though (and quite a big one!): When Update Manager did its periodic checks on my packages, it automatically identified my DraftSight installation as a broken package, and promptly removed it!

[wswack]

I had the same problem with update deleting Draftsight. The only solution I found was to download the Windows version and run it on WinXP on the virtual machine.

[badboy]

Hello,

I'm new to the Linux mint and also keen to switch to Draftsight from my traditional CAD program. I have Linux Mint Maya 13 x64. I could manage to install and run Draftsight on my pc last week.
However it doesn't seem to work at all after I installed automatic updates. I uninstalled Draftsight, tried to reinstall the package via Gdebi and here is the result :

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(Reading database ... 159943 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking dassault-systemes-draftsight (from .../mintx64/Downloads/draftSight.deb) ...
access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst: line 21: /var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/ShowLicence: No such file or directory
access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect
access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect
dpkg: error processing /home/mint/Downloads/draftSight.deb (--install):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /home/mintx64/Downloads/draftSight.deb

It was working on Friday. Do you think that I can revert the updates I've made and get the program back on track again?