Godot 4.3 + blender + Linux Mint

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Godot Version

4.3

Question

Godot 4.3 and Blender 4.1 workings perfects on Windows 11. However, I would like to install Godot on my children’s laptops which run Linux Mint + Blender 3.0.1.

  1. Godot does not recognize the blender executable even when I manually specify it.
  2. I noticed that when blender startup it print a warning about a color profile not being setup in the first 2 lines.
  3. I created a script to skip those first 2 lines such the when you do blender --version it prints the version in the first line. This hack seems to solve the issue to make Godot detect blender.

However, when I try to import any kind of blender model into Godot, even the basic default cube without any modifications, makes Godot freeze. CPU usage shows 1%, and Godot shows that it is “busy” importing the model, but nothing happens for hours and I have to kill Godot to be able to exit this state.

Any advice?

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Blender 3.0.1 is too old. If you go on the official website, www.blender.org , you can download the linux version of Blender 4.2 . After that, I suggest you to export in gltf format.

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As stated blender 3.0 is old, as most Debian based packages will be. Not sure how you installed Godot; maybe you should install the flathub version of Blender and Godot.

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It is the latest version of the Linux Mint Software center. I have a Blender 4.1 flatpak was well, but since that runs in a contained environment, godot cannot access it.

  1. I tried the Godot from the Software center (still on version 3!)
  2. I tried the Godot from the flatpak (also running in a contained environment which cannot access any version of Blender)
  3. I tried the Godot from the Steam store (this version can access my entire file system)

Godot prompts:

Blender 3.0+ is required to import ‘.blend’ files. Please provide a valid path to a Blender executable.

So I assumed 3.0.1 would be compatible, unless the setup message of Godot itself is misleading?

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flatpaks runs in contained environments. They cannot “see” each other.

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I think you are doomed. Either you use another 3D Modeling program, change the operating system, use Steam, or wait patiently till a new version of Linux Mint is released. If you choose to change OS (which you probably won’t) then try out Debian! I am currently using it and I’m very satisfied.

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How does your Debian setup work? Did you install all the deb files directly?

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Are you opening the same blender files from 4.1 in 3.0? I’ve noticed a incompatibility between files saved from later versions.