Prusa Slicer Installation

[last updated: 2023-04-18]
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Slicing Software
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• Download: (link to:) Prusa
  • for slicer software, click downloads under Drivers & Apps
    mine automatically (from previous download preferences??) selected Linux
  • move the saved zip file to desired directory and unzip it
    Among other things, it will create an AppImage executable
    This is what I execute to run the slicer
    • After downloading, you must give execute privileges to the AppImage file.
      The easy way to do this (for me, with my Linux Mint/Cinnamon system):
      in file manager, right-click on the AppImage file.
      Select properties, then permissions
      click “allow executing file as program”
• The Configuration Wizard will open the first time you run the slicer,
  • Click Yes to continue when you get the SSL certificate error dialogue box
  • Click Next to proceed through the wizard.
  • On the Prusa FFF Printers page:
    check or uncheck as appropriate so your printer model is selected, with whichever nozzle diameters you use.
  • Click Next to step through pages...
  • On Filament Profiles Selection page:
    select (All) at top of Printer, Type, and Vendor columns.
    select All button below
    click Next
  • De-select boxes on Automatic updates page
  • De-select Reload from disk
  • On View mode page:
    select Advanced mode
  • Click Finish

• Load Custom Settings:
  • Custom Settings are saved in ~/.config/PrusaSlicer/print, .../printer, and .../filament directories.
    On a new installation or upgrade, these folders will be empty.
  • If you have saved .ini settings files, you can reload them by copying them to the appropriate .config directory.
    However the procedure is problematic and my understanding of it is sketchy. Here's my notes:
    Prusa Slicer: Settings

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• Versions:
  • PrusaSlicer 2.3.1:
    • The config directory has moved.
    • The first time you execute the new version, a dialogue window will open to explain your options
    • I copied everything in /home/jay/.PrusaSlicer (including the cache folder)
      into the new config directory at: home/jay/.config/PrusaSlicer
    • from: (link to:) github PrusaSlicer 2.3.1-rc
      downloaded: PrusaSlicer-2.3.1-rc+linux-x64-202104140845.AppImage

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  • PrusaSlicer 2.4.0:
    • 2022-01-14 (tower Linux Mint version...):
      from: (link to:) Prusa downloads
      downloaded: prusa3d_linux_2_4_0.zip
      moved from downloads folder to:
          /.../Tech/3Dprinting/Prusa/software/slicer/PrusaSlicer-2.4.0
    • extracted and two AppImage files created:
          PrusaSlicer-2.4.0+linux-x64-202112211614.AppImage
          PrusaSlicer-2.4.0+linux-x64-GTK3-202112211623.AppImage

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  • PrusaSlicer 2.4.2:
    • 2022-08-14 (tower Linux Mint version...):
      from: (link to:) Prusa downloads
      downloaded: prusa3d_linux_2_4_2.zip
      moved from downloads folder to:
          /.../Tech/3Dprinting/Prusa/software/slicer/PrusaSlicer-2.4.2
    • extracted and two AppImage files created:
          PrusaSlicer-2.4.2+linux-x64-GTK2-202204251127.AppImage
          PrusaSlicer-2.4.2+linux-x64-GTK3-202204251120.AppImage

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  • PrusaSlicer 2.5.0:
    • 2023-04-18 (MP60 Linux Mint vers 21.1)
      downloaded AppImage
    • Went through setup wizard
      When done, ~/.config/PrusaSlicer/print and printer and filament directories were all empty
    • Copied all setting .ini files into .config/... folders
      Fumbled through procedure here: Prusa Slicer: Settings
      and managed to get it working...

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