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Many thanks to ttc0419 for getting this set up and for writing these instructions originally. Many thanks to jimmy_christensenMSURY for fixing the Maya 2025+ licensing.

Installation Instructions:

Go to your Autodesk Products and Services page and save the Linux tgz file. You will also need v1.15+ of the Autodesk Identity Manager from Product Updates.

Extract the tgz files.

Maya is now split into several packages as it is for the official rpm installation. You will need the following files from the extracted tgz files to build some other packages as well:

1. (required) Packages/AdpSdk/adp-desktop-sdk.zip to build adp-desktop-sdk
2. (required) Packages/AdskIdentityManager/adskidentitymanager*.rpm to build adskidentitymanager
3. (required) Packages/Licensing/adsklicensing*.rpm to build adsklicensing
4. (required) Packages/Maya*.rpm to build this package
5. (optional) Packages/package.tgz to build maya-arnold
6. (optional) Packages/Bifrost*.rpm to build maya-bifrost
7. (optional) Packages/AdobeSubstance3DforMaya*.rpm to build maya-substance
8. (optional) Packages/MayaUSD*.rpm to build maya-usd-bin, if you don't want to download directly from GitHub
9. (optional) Packages/LookdevX.rpm to build maya-lookdevx

Packages 1 to 3 are required to use Maya and 5 to 9 are plugins that can be installed when needed.

You will need to move the rpm files to the directory containing the corresponding package's PKGBUILD file. Please refer to the AUR wiki for further installation details, since AUR helpers may or may not work with this package.

After installation, you may wish to enable the Autodesk Licensing service with systemctl enable adsklicensing.service. This service is started automatically one time when installing and removing this package.

Note that the install file will automatically register and deregister Maya with the licensing service if you are using the adsklicensing package. You may need to restart the adsklicensing service and reinstall Maya if adsklicensing was upgraded and running at the same time.

Launch Maya and log into your Autodesk account or enter your product serial to check out a license. Note that Wayland is currently not supported by the licensing software.

Please note that the Maya executable is patched to launch with the --single-process flag to address launch issues with the Application Home. You may try to opt out of this patch if this does not present an issue for you.

Troubleshooting:

If you are having the following font error, Failed trying to load font : -*-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-11-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1 //, first try the Autodesk recommended commands with your normal permissions.

xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/100dpi
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/75dpi
xset fp rehash

(source)

If you are still seeing font errors, you can try one or more of the following:

1. Install xorg-mkfontscale and run mkfontscale in /usr/share/fonts. Then re-run the xset commands above.
2. Try running the xset commands with superuser permissions.
3. Try enabling and generating the following locales: en_GB ISO-8859-1 en_US ISO-8859-1

If you are having licensing errors, you can refer to this comment/forum post by mac666er recommending you to only use the en_US.UTF-8 locale. Or you may need to set a different default browser as Tellik experienced.

If your launch process hangs at the OpenCL initialization, you may wish to check for OpenCL conflicts as mentioned in this comment by TheSunCat. You may also need to rename/delete the intel-openapi icd file in /etc/OpenCL/vendors as mentioned here.

If you see a black screen, check that Wayland is disabled: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/maya-forum/maya-2025-2026-on-linux/td-p/13617041

Cheers

Regarding Maya running on Wayland. I have found a compromise solution to this problem and would like to share it with you. This solution works for me for Maya 2025.3 on Distrobox Rocky 9.

Switch Viewport rendering from Viewport 2.0 to Legacy. To do this, add the following line to the Maya.env file: MAYA_ENABLE_DEPRECATED_VIEWPORT=1. Legacy is hidden option in Maya you can't find it in Preferences without this code line.

To ensure that Legacy Viewport starts automatically when Maya launches, make sure you have the following settings:

1. Windows -> Preferences -> Display -> Viewport 2.0 -> Rendering engine -> OpenGL - Core Profile (Compatibility).

2. Windows -> Preferences -> Display -> Viewport 2.0 -> Default viewport -> Legacy Default Viewport.

3. Viewport -> Renderer -> Legacy Default Viewport.

4. Exit the program for the settings to be saved.

For those who create animations, you may encounter freezes in the viewport playback. To make animations in the viewport smoother, check the box here:

Windows -> Preferences -> Cached Playback -> Cache smooth meshes. Additionally, you can experiment with other settings that may help you.

This solves the black screen problem, but the UV editor is still black. I haven't found a solution to this problem yet. I tested Rigging, Animations, and Arnold Rendering — everything works fine. After 1-2 hours of operation, the Viewport starts to lag due to cache accumulation. Restarting the program solves this problem and the viewport becomes smooth again.

Hm, I'm not sure what to make of those messages, sorry. Just taking some guesses, maybe there's a browser issue or misplaced configuration file or maybe some websites aren't accessible, though all config files should be coming in where they should be automatically.

Ok, I reinstalled qt5-webengine, installed the latest versions of the adsklicensing and identity manager, and reinstalled dejavu fonts just in case. I rebuilt and re-installed maya, but it's now giving me this error in my tmp logs:

Start Agent with PID 738538 , version "5.30.2.352" and ID "d673cbac-5e08-47b3-8549-93ed492e1d94" in non-silent mode; Agent config path: "" CER: true
Unable to set host window handle to IDSDK. But continue trying Login
IdsdkEngine::onLogin IDSDK login return error  3029 . callId ( 234328635 )
2025-12-06 21:53:49.522 | Error | [Service->WebUI] Error response received! {"data":"EOF\n","status":400,"config":{"method":"POST","transformRequest":[null],"transformResponse":[null],"jsonpCallbackParam":"callback","url":"http://127.0.0.1:37405/analytics/v1/action/1672136236","data":{"type":"click","source":"error.dialog.quit","eventTime":"2025-12-07T03:53:49.519Z"},"headers":{"Accept":"application/json, text/plain, */*","Content-Type":"application/json;charset=utf-8"}},"statusText":"Bad Request","xhrStatus":"complete"}
2025-12-06 21:53:49.522 | Error | [WebUI] Error when invoking hubService.analytics: undefined
Successfully un-initialized plugin:  "NETCOM"  within  300000  milli-seconds
Successfully un-initialized plugin:  "IDSDK"  within  300000  milli-seconds
Successfully un-initialized plugin:  "BROWSER"  within  299744  milli-seconds
Exit agent with PID 738538

Hm, that's odd. That looks similar to what I have. Do you maybe need to install qt5-webengine from the AUR? This came up on a related package. You can also try installing the newer versions of adsklicensing and adskidentitymanager from the Autodesk Product Updates page. They made some improvements to the compatibility of those packages so that they no longer require workaround.

Thank you, meepzh. for the help! It seems it can't find my Qt Webengine locals, and something about IDSK. This is the output from the log files:

Start Agent with PID 206931 , version "5.20.12.4281" and ID "bfa4e208-0fa7-42b7-bfcb-c5aaffa5d639" in non-silent mode; Agent config path: "" CER: true
Qt WebEngine seems to be initialized from a plugin. Please set Qt::AA_ShareOpenGLContexts using QCoreApplication::setAttribute before constructing QGuiApplication.
Qt WebEngine resources not found at /opt/Autodesk/AdskLicensing/15.1.0.12339/AdskLicensingAgent/resources. Trying parent directory...
Installed Qt WebEngine locales directory not found at location /opt/Autodesk/AdskLicensing/15.1.0.12339/AdskLicensingAgent/translations/qtwebengine_locales. Trying application directory...
Unable to set host window handle to IDSDK. But continue trying Login
IdsdkEngine::onLogin IDSDK login return error  3029 . callId ( 85457029 )
Successfully un-initialized plugin:  "BROWSER"  within  300000  milli-seconds
Successfully un-initialized plugin:  "NETCOM"  within  299999  milli-seconds
Successfully un-initialized plugin:  "IDSDK"  within  299999  milli-seconds
Exit agent with PID 20693

I do have the "en-US.pak" in "/opt/Autodesk/AdskLicensing/15.1.0.12339/AdskLicensingAgent/translations/qtwebengine_locales" though. I checked the perms and it has rwx, and root owns it. Likewise, I tried running maya with sudo, and it still gives me the same log. Is there something I'm missing?

Hi tasmiley, I'm sorry to hear that it's not working for you. It seems like there's some sort of issue with the licensing:

INFO: Received LicenseUpdateCallback for Maya 2026 (ADLSDK_UPDATE_REASON_LICENSE_UPDATE): NOT Authorized
ERROR: Error Information: Maya 2026 : [IDSDK] 3029: Unknown
ERROR: adlsdkAuthorize returned with error code: ADLSDK_STATUS_LICENSE_CHECKOUT_ERROR

There should be some other log files in /tmp starting with AdskLicensingAgent_ that have more information about the licensing agent. Hopefully there is some more information about what the licensing agent is having trouble with beyond the message, Unknown. I wouldn't fret about libxml and libtiff as I have those warning messages as well with a successful launch of Maya.

Hi, sorry, this is one of my first posts, so please excuse me if I'm missing something.

I've gotten through the install process, and I've been able to launch Maya, but when I try logging in, it crashes immediately. I've checked that the adsklicensing service is running, and it is, and enabled.

Furthermore, I went and tried launching the maya2026 binary in the terminal, and it gives me this error:

/usr/autodesk/maya2026/bin/maya.bin: /usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libxml2.so.2: no version information available (required by /usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libOGSRender.so)
/usr/autodesk/maya2026/bin/maya.bin: /usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libxml2.so.2: no version information available (required by /usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libCommandEngine.so)
/usr/autodesk/maya2026/bin/maya.bin: /usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libxml2.so.2: no version information available (required by /usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libCommandEngine.so)
/usr/autodesk/maya2026/bin/maya.bin: /usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libxml2.so.2: no version information available (required by /usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libFoundation.so)
/usr/autodesk/maya2026/bin/maya.bin: /usr/lib/libtiff.so.5: no version information available (required by /usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libOpenImageIOMaya.so.2.5)
/usr/autodesk/maya2026/bin/maya.bin: /usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libxml2.so.2: no version information available (required by /usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libawCache.so)
/usr/autodesk/maya2026/bin/maya.bin: /usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libxml2.so.2: no version information available (required by /usr/autodesk/maya2026/lib/libweightXML.so)
maya: Autodesk MAYA 2026

A licensing error occurred that Autodesk systems were not able to handle for you. Please contact Autodesk Customer Support for help in resolving this error.

adlsdkAuthorize returned with error code: ADLSDK_STATUS_LICENSE_CHECKOUT_ERROR

The default location for log files to help diagnose the issue is: 
"/usr/tmp/MayaCLM-06-12-2025.log"

I made sure to install libxml2, and even tried installing libxml2-legacy, rebuilt and still the same.

I checked the log, and this is the output:

====== BEGIN MAYA CLM LICENSE DIAGNOSTICS (level 2) ======
INFO: MAYA VERSION: Autodesk MAYA 2026.3
INFO: Desktop Licensing Runtime Version: 9.5.0.53
INFO: Desktop Licensing API version in Maya: 9.5.0.53
INFO: initialize: GetInstance (Success)
INFO: Received LicenseUpdateCallback for Maya 2026 (ADLSDK_UPDATE_REASON_LICENSE_UPDATE): NOT Authorized
ERROR: Error Information: Maya 2026 : [IDSDK] 3029: Unknown
ERROR: adlsdkAuthorize returned with error code: ADLSDK_STATUS_LICENSE_CHECKOUT_ERROR
ERROR: checkinLicense: unable to release authentication handle
INFO: shutdown: normal exit
====== BEGIN MAYA CLM LICENSE DIAGNOSTICS (level 2) ======
INFO: MAYA VERSION: Autodesk MAYA 2026.3
INFO: Desktop Licensing Runtime Version: 9.5.0.53
INFO: Desktop Licensing API version in Maya: 9.5.0.53
INFO: initialize: GetInstance (Success)
INFO: Received LicenseUpdateCallback for Maya 2026 (ADLSDK_UPDATE_REASON_LICENSE_UPDATE): NOT Authorized
ERROR: Error Information: Maya 2026 : [IDSDK] 3029: Unknown
ERROR: adlsdkAuthorize returned with error code: ADLSDK_STATUS_LICENSE_CHECKOUT_ERROR
ERROR: checkinLicense: unable to release authentication handle
INFO: shutdown: normal exit
====== BEGIN MAYA CLM LICENSE DIAGNOSTICS (level 2) ======
INFO: MAYA VERSION: Autodesk MAYA 2026.3
INFO: Desktop Licensing Runtime Version: 9.5.0.53
INFO: Desktop Licensing API version in Maya: 9.5.0.53
INFO: initialize: GetInstance (Success)
INFO: Received LicenseUpdateCallback for Maya 2026 (ADLSDK_UPDATE_REASON_LICENSE_UPDATE): NOT Authorized
ERROR: Error Information: Maya 2026 : [IDSDK] 3029: Unknown
ERROR: adlsdkAuthorize returned with error code: ADLSDK_STATUS_LICENSE_CHECKOUT_ERROR
ERROR: checkinLicense: unable to release authentication handle
INFO: shutdown: normal exit
====== BEGIN MAYA CLM LICENSE DIAGNOSTICS (level 2) ======
INFO: MAYA VERSION: Autodesk MAYA 2026.3
INFO: Desktop Licensing Runtime Version: 9.5.0.53
INFO: Desktop Licensing API version in Maya: 9.5.0.53
INFO: initialize: GetInstance (Success)
INFO: Received LicenseUpdateCallback for Maya 2026 (ADLSDK_UPDATE_REASON_LICENSE_UPDATE): NOT Authorized
ERROR: Error Information: Maya 2026 : [IDSDK] 3029: Unknown
ERROR: adlsdkAuthorize returned with error code: ADLSDK_STATUS_LICENSE_CHECKOUT_ERROR
ERROR: checkinLicense: unable to release authentication handle
INFO: shutdown: normal exit

Just as a small, quick update, Autodesk released Identity Manager 1.16.3 on October 27. Part of the release notes (down at the moment) said that it fixed SSO on other linux distros. So decided to test it. I don't see any major change in Arch though, (in redhat it was an intermittent issue).

In my particular case, I work with maya 2025 had to install it in a new Arch machine and it did work, just not on Wayland (maya or SSO) Once I launched it in X11 both worked (I imagine just as it had before).

If anyone is reviewing these notes, note that legacy libraries have to be modified to work with older versions of maya in Arch. For example, to launch maya 2025, you have to not only install libtiff5, but you have to re-do the package to recompile with debug symbols, otherwise maya will crash.

As noted, maya 2025 and 2026 show a black screen in the viewport in Wayland but in X11 they do work.

Hey meepzh,

I'm still new to Arch and the AUR, so apologies about my confusion. I've gotten Maya installed now, thank you :)

Hi voidspacecat, please first download the PKGBUILD for adlmapps and install it using the adlmapps31-31.0.4-0.x86_64.rpm file in the same directory. This package is required by adsklicensing.

Then, download the PKGBUILD for adskidentitymanager and install it using the adskidentitymanager1.15.3.5-1.x86_64.rpm file in the same directory. This package is also required by adsklicensing.

Then, download the PKGBUILD for adsklicensing using git. However, for this package, since you have an older version of adsklicensing, please run git reset --hard HEAD~4 as described on the package web page. This will allow you to install the older version, and the package is required by maya.

Finally, you can install this maya package as you just tried.

If you have any further questions, please reach out to me at the email address on my profile page!