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Ahmed EL Safty
Asked: 2017-01-27 17:08:48 +0800 CST

Problem with Draftsight activation

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I have installed DraftSight recently and every time it requires entering my email for activation , I tried to remove it and deleted it's configuration files with this rm -Rv ~/.config/DraftSight then reinstalled it but the same problems occurs can you help me please ? I need it badly as it's the only good autocad clone out there I tried Librecad but I was disappointed

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4 Answers

  1. I might found a solution. There was a message about IBUS during the instalation. The owner is not root. Somewhere here I found that it could load gksudo. So, in directory /usr/share/applications find DraftSight and paste to terminal gksudo /COPIED_DIRECTORY.

    Again fill in email and other info. Open your email inbox and click the link. (DraftSight site will load). Start again command with gksudo and DraftSight will load.

    I know that it isn't a complete solution just small way around, but it's running!

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  2. There seems to be some issue with their servers (and it's obviously not a high priority for Dassault as I learned from reading loads of posts on various forums, it's a long-time one).
    If you don't receive the activation e-mail almost instantly, just keep trying.
    I know this is probably not the answer you hoped for but AFAIK it's the only thing that works now as the problem is on their side, tested on several installations).

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  3. During the install:

    chmod 777 /usr/share/applications/dassault-systemes_draftsight.desktop

    ...Open your email inbox and click the link,

    and after the first launch:

    chmod 644 /usr/share/applications/dassault-systemes_draftsight.desktop

    It's OK, on debian stretch.

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  4. Here's what worked for me:

    First remove draftsight and any left over configurations

    sudo apt purge draftsight
rm -rf ~/.config/DraftSight
rm -rf ~/.config/SWActivation

    Next start a login shell as root and install the deb

    sudo su
dpkg -i draftSight.deb

    Exit the shell and run draft sight as normal user from your applications menu. After that, when you input the activation information you should get a dialog saying the activation request has been sent and to check your email. I think the deb install has a problem if you install it with sudo instead of a full root login shell which is why you see the ibus error.

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