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How to install Houdini on Arch based systems

It is a little bit weird, but You need only a few extra steps

Step #1

On Arch besed systems You don't have "init.d" folder but The houdini installer needs it. Without this folder You can't install Houdini License Server. If you already have skip this step!

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$ sudo mkdir /etc/init.d/

Step #2

Now You can install Houdini normally

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Step #3

Delete the folder You created :D don't need it anymore

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$ sudo rm -R /etc/init.d/

Step #4/a

Make a service to permanently run the License server. Now the bash script.

$ sudo nano /usr/local/sbin/sesi.sh

Step #4/b

Copy this line into and save

/usr/lib/sesi/sesinetd.startup start

Step #4/c

Make it executable

$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/sesi.sh

Step #4/d

Create the service

$ sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/sesinetd.service

Step #4/e

Copy this into the sesinetd.ervice

[Unit]
Description=Run Houdini license service

[Service]
ExecStart=/bin/bash /usr/local/sbin/sesi.sh

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Step #5

Enable service

$ sudo systemctl enable sesinetd.service

Step #6

Reboot

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