Can i install labVIEW on Ubuntu ?

[MuhammadAshry]

I want to know if it's possible to install LabVIEW on Ubuntu and if it's possible is there a specific version and how can I install it? 

[Hooovahh]

I've never done it personally but LabVIEW is supported on Linux.  Here is a page on some of the distros.

http://www.ni.com/product-documentation/52786/en/ 

And here is a post mentioning that the install process for Ubuntu should be the same.

https://forums.ni.com/t5/Linux-Users/Install-LabVIEW-2016-on-Ubuntu-14-04/gpm-p/3471385

[MuhammadAshry]

he didn't mention any data about installing LabVIEW on Ubuntu !

[Hooovahh]

Oh sorry I only skimmed the post.  Apparently it isn't supported.  Sorry I don't have any more information on how to do it.

It seems some users were able to make it work.

https://lavag.org/topic/15359-linux-flavors-used-to-support-lv/

And the Linux group in general is probably going to be more helpful.

http://forums.ni.com/t5/Linux-Users/gp-p/5097

[rolfk]

It's not officially supported. But in previous versions of LabVIEW it was possible to simply run 

sudo sh ./INSTALL

from the directory that contained the unpacked installation files. There were potential problems with missing libraries that you might have to hunt down such as libz and similar for the bitness you need to run this on. Multi arch distributions that supported 32 bit and 64 bit applications alike where especially susceptible to such trouble.

I don't have direct access to Linux versions of LabVIEW 2015 and 2016 so I'm not sure how anything may have changed since earlier versions. One chance for sure is that LabVIEW 2016 for Linux is only available in 64 bit and before 2014 it was only available as 32 bit version. So you can't install LabVIEW 2016 on a 32 Linux system anymore, though that shouldn't be a problem with any recent Ubuntu version.

[MuhammadAshry]

Can u check this link, please ?

[Enrico_Segre]

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@rolfk wrote:

I don't have direct access to Linux versions of LabVIEW 2015 and 2016 so I'm not sure how anything may have changed since earlier versions. One chance for sure is that LabVIEW 2016 for Linux is only available in 64 bit and before 2014 it was only available as 32 bit version. So you can't install LabVIEW 2016 on a 32 Linux system anymore, though that shouldn't be a problem with any recent Ubuntu version.

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They still provide 32bit. I have LV2015 and 2016 for both 32 and 64 installed on Ubuntu 64bit; i haven't yet had to install on a 32bit system though.

[MuhammadAshry]

Can you help me to install LabVIEW on Ubuntu ?

[rolfk]

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@Enrico_Segre wrote:

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They still provide 32bit. I have LV2015 and 2016 for both 32 and 64 installed on Ubuntu 64bit; i haven't yet had to install on a 32bit system though.

Accoding to this, the system requirements is an x86_64 Linux installation and the support for a pure x86 system was dropped. Not sure how I should interpret the section about that it may be possible to install LabVIEW for Linux on a 32 bit system. Do they still provide a 32 bit compiled executable somewhere, but just refuse to support it if it doesn't work on your system?

[Enrico_Segre]

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Accoding to this, the system requirements is an x86_64 Linux installation and the support for a pure x86 system was dropped.

I still read there 32bit as minimum both for RTE and IDE. Though they do say "Versions of LabVIEW that ship after July 1, 2016 may install and execute on Intel 32-bit distributions, but official support is not provided."

Do they still provide a 32 bit compiled executable somewhere,

installer was on CD and worked for me...