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Adriaan
Asked: 2018-10-11 10:40:39 +0800 CST

How do you start FreeCAD in Ubuntu 18.04 after installation?

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I just installed FreeCAD under Ubuntu 18.04 from Ubuntu Software. In Ubuntu Software, I can click the Launch button to launch FreeCAD. But when I try to start FreeCAD from a terminal or from the start menu, it's nowhere to be found.

Where is the main program to start FreeCAD located?

18.04

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  1. You can start it via /usr/bin/freecad. However, that's just a symlink to the actual binary: /usr/lib/freecad/bin/FreeCAD

    Edit: the above assumed that you installed it as a .deb package. You've installed a .snap package version which will have a different directory structure. http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/snap-vs-deb-package has more information about snap package directory structure.

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