Linux is the preferred environment for heavy-duty simulation and high-performance computing (HPC) clusters.
When running overnight toolpath generation, lower priority:
This guide assumes a fresh installation of RHEL 9 or AlmaLinux 9. Adjust package names for SLES accordingly.
A major turning point occurred in 2018. Following a business review, Siemens PLM Software
| Problem | Symptom | Solution | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | "License server system does not support this feature." | Ensure lmgrd is running on Linux license server, and that the license file includes NX_Feature lines. Linux licenses are usually node-locked or served, not standalone. | | Missing libssl.so.1.1 | "error while loading shared libraries" | Install OpenSSL 1.1 compatibility (RHEL9/Ubuntu 22.04+). sudo dnf install compat-openssl11 | | Menu fonts are tiny | Unreadable text in dialogs | Set UGII_FONT_SCALE=1.2 in environment. | | Wayland corruption | Blinking or displaced menus | Switch to X11 at login (gear icon -> GNOME on Xorg). | | Unable to drag/drop files | No effect from file manager | NX on Linux does not support drag-drop from GNOME/KDE. Use File->Open. |