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You can install and run Blender through Steam. There's even a beta channel for the release candidates. That might get around the slow download issue.
by nybble41 7y ago
You can install and run Blender through Steam. There's even a beta channel for the release candidates. That might get around the slow download issue.
- mottosso 7y agoIndeed it did! Barely pressed the download button before it finished, and it's 2.80 as well, as opposed to the previous RC. Already updated on Steam too, that's quick!
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoWell look at that, couldn't find an Ubuntu apt repo I trusted -- ppa:thomas-schiex/blender appears to be often suggested but he has an open offer for someone to take over the repo admin, and I've no idea who he is. I hate fragmenting my install routes though. Fwiw the Steam install comes up as only 491MB for me. Also I see quite a few "bring back 2.79" comments whilst everywhere else I've looked had only been positive.