Modo

MODO is a closed source application from the Foundry.

It installs on Slackware the same way as on Red Hat or Ubuntu.

Download the installer.

Run the installer. The --target option is mandatory:

$ su
# mkdir /opt/modo
# ./MODO_801_SP4_linux.run --target /opt/modo

You must accept the EULA to proceed.

Foundry uses the FountryLicenseUtility (FLU) to register the application. Run FLU and point it to your license file:

./FoundryLicenseUtility -l $HOME/FoundryLicensing/foundry.lic 

There are various places you can place the Foundry License file:

• $HOME/FoundryLicensing/
• /usr/local/foundry/RLM/
• $HOME/FoundryLicensing/ ….directory not found, moving on.

Alternately, you or your organisation may use a licensing server. This can be reached after launching MODO.

Presumably because many studios have their artists launch applications from a shell, the MODO installer does not provide a launcher for the application menu. If you want one, create one in a text editor of your choice and save the file to /usr/share/applications/modo.desktop:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Modo
GenericName=Modo
Comment=Foundry Modo
Exec=/opt/modo/modo
MimeType=
Icon=/opt/modo/resrc/icons/icon_128x128.png
Path=
TerminalOptions=
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Graphics;3DGraphics;

MODO is closed source. Unless you pay for a full license, it is illegal to use it for commercial purposes. A good open source alternative is Blender, which includes an extensive collection of plugins for sale and for free, and a wide variety of rendering options.