On 12/07 03:39, Caveman Al Toraboran wrote: > thing is, i already have a blender file created with 2.80. i cannot open it > with 2.79. > > any idea what's the easiest way to get 2.80 or 2.81 running on gentoo? > > and any idea how when to expect the 2.80 or 2.81? > > rgrds, > cm. > > Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email. > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > On Saturday, December 7, 2019 1:17 PM, Jacques Montier <jmont...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Le ven. 6 déc. 2019 23:57, Caveman Al Toraboran > > <toraboracave...@protonmail.com> a écrit : > > > >> any idea when? > >> > >> rgrds, > >> cm. > > > > Hello all, > > > > I use Blender 2.81 and it works quite fine. Eevee render is fine. > > Nevertheless, be careful if using old blend file with 2.81 Blender, you may > > lose your data. > > Make à copy before opening old data. > > > > Cheers > > > > Jacques > > > >>
Hi Jacques, it is - in opposite to quite a few other programs - qyite simple: Download the archive from https://www.blender.org/download/ unpack the archive and execute the blender application inside. I myself use the daily builds from builder.blender.org. These are the bleeding edge versions (upcoming 2.82) and they are NOT production ready -- but often more stable as exspected. If you want an installation system wide, you can put the unpacked archive to - say - /usr/local/lib/. and create a symbolic link from /usr/local/lib/blender-<something>/blender to /ysr/local/bin/blender. HTH! Happy blending! Cheers! Meino
