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Building w/Legos in Linux

Did you know you can build Legos in Linux?

Here's how:

Install the LDraw Lego parts Library

1. Download the latest complete.zip from LDraw.org download page.

2. Extract the complete.zip archive in the directory of your choice - your home directory is recommended for simplicity (~/ldraw/).

Install an Editor

1. Grab an Editor. LDraw.org recommends LeoCAD . . . we like LDCad ourselves.

   • a. You can find the LDCad download and install instructions here: http://www.melkert.net/LDCad/download
   • b. You can get the LeoCAD appimage here: https://www.leocad.org/download.html

2. Open LDCad (or LeoCAD) and point it to your LDraw parts libraries that you installed in Step1.

There is much more info at the LDraw.org forums.

See this "Official Models" forum for some LDraw Lego models already put together and ready to open up in an editor:

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