Installation of AKVIS Video Plugins on Linux

You can install the AKVIS video plugins using the packages for Linux distributions:

► DEB package: Debian/Ubuntu

► RPM package: Red Hat/CentOS/Fedora

► openSUSE

If a video editor was installed via snap install and can't find the plugin in the standard path (/usr/OFX/Plugins), you can use an alternative installation option.

Note: The AKVIS programs are compatible with Linux kernel 5.0+ 64-bit. You can find out the kernel version using the uname -srm command.

Follow the instructions to install the AKVIS video plugins on a Linux computer.

Installation on Debian-based systems:

Note: You need apt-install or apt-get permissions required to install software.

1. Run the terminal.
2. Create a directory to store keys:
   sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/keyrings
3. Download the key that signed the repository:
   curl -fsSL https://akvis.com/akvis.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/akvis.gpg >/dev/null
   or
   wget -O - https://akvis.com/akvis.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/akvis.gpg >/dev/null
4. Add the repository to the list where the system looks for packages to install:
   echo 'deb [arch-=i386 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/akvis.gpg] https://akvis-deb.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com akvis non-free' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/akvis.list
5. Update the list of known packages:
   sudo apt-get update
6. Install AKVIS AirBrush Video
   sudo apt-get install akvis-airbrushvideo
7. The installation is completed. Now the plugin is available in the video editor.
8. For automatic updates, use the command:
   sudo apt-get upgrade

   To remove the program:

   sudo apt-get remove akvis-airbrushvideo --autoremove

Installation on RPM-based systems (CentOS, RHEL, Fedora):

1. Run the terminal.
2. Register the key that signed the repository:
   sudo rpm --import https://akvis.com/akvis.asc
3. Add the repository to the system:
   sudo wget -O /etc/yum.repos.d/akvis.repo https://akvis.com/akvis.repo
4. Update the package list:

   when using the dnf package manager:

   sudo dnf update

   when using the yum package manager:

   sudo yum update
5. Install AKVIS AirBrush Video:

   when using the dnf package manager:

   sudo dnf install akvis-airbrushvideo

   when using the yum package manager:

   sudo yum install akvis-airbrushvideo
6. The installation is completed. Now the plugin is available in the video editor.
7. For automatic updates:

   when using the dnf package manager:

   sudo dnf upgrade

   when using the yum package manager:

   sudo yum upgrade
8. To remove the program:

   when using the dnf package manager:

   sudo dnf remove akvis-airbrushvideo

   when using the yum package manager:

   sudo yum remove akvis-airbrushvideo

Installation on openSUSE:

1. Run the terminal.
2. Login as a root user.
3. Add the key that signed the repository:
   rpm --import http://akvis.com/akvis.asc
4. Add the repository to the system:
   zypper ar -r https://akvis.com/akvis.repo akvis
5. Update the package list:
   zypper ref
6. Install AKVIS AirBrush Video:
   zypper install akvis-airbrushvideo
7. The installation is completed. Now the plugin is available in the video editor.
8. For automatic updates:
   zypper update

   To remove the program:

   zypper remove akvis-airbrushvideo

Add the AKVIS video plugins into video editors installed via snap install on Linux (as an example, we used Natron):

1. Run the terminal.
2. Start the installation process of AKVIS AirBrush Video:
   sudo apt-get install akvis-airbrushvideo
3. In your home folder, create the OFX folder and go to it:
   mkdir -p ~/OFX && cd ~/OFX
4. Copy the files using the command:
   cp -a /usr/OFX/Plugins/* /usr/libexec/AKVIS/*Video*Main ./
5. Copy Qt:
   cp -a /usr/lib/qt-akvis/{lib,plugins,translations} ./
   echo '[Paths]' > qt.conf
6. Add libc++:
   cp -aL /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/lib{c++,c++abi}.so.1 ./lib/
7. Run Natron using the command:
   AKVIS_RPC_MAIN=`pwd` AKVIS_RPC_DIR=`pwd` natron
8. The installation is completed.

   Now the plugin is available in the video editor.

9. For automatic updates, use the command:
   sudo apt-get upgrade

   To remove the plugin:

   sudo apt-get remove akvis-airbrushvideo --autoremove