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My relative wants to install Ubuntu for his office purposes. He would definitely use AutoCad (as well as other tools).

Would AutoCAD work in Ubuntu? Or are there any alternatives?

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marked as duplicate by Eliah Kagan, Ringtail, RolandiXor♦, Alvar, Eric Carvalho Dec 30 '12 at 2:55

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AutoCAD is Windows only, and won't work in Ubuntu. – user68186 Dec 29 '12 at 2:47
    
Please ask about the "other tools" in separate questions (and specify what these "other tools" are). – RolandiXor♦ Dec 29 '12 at 2:48
    
Related: askubuntu.com/questions/26954/… – Eliah Kagan Dec 29 '12 at 3:08
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There are numerous options, choose the one that you like best.

  1. PyCAD

  2. Medusa:

    • Download the free software for personal use.
    • Download: medusa4_v4_0_0_linux_personal.sh
    • After downloading the above file, it needs to be marked as executable, so it can be run. To do this, run: chmod +x <filename.sh> in a terminal
    • It needs to be executed as root, so use sudo: sudo ./filename.sh
    • Installation & More information: Here

  3. Draftsight - may be unstable under Linux but is written for it. YMMV.

  4. Librecad

    • Its already in Ubuntu Repositories.
    • You can get it by running: sudo apt-get install librecad
    • More Information: Librecad

  5. Bricscad is a very stable paid application that is a very close Autocad clone. It is not free however my experience is that it is stable and edits 99% of Autocad functions.

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Draftsight is very close to Autodesk Autocad, I have a very good impression on it – Ale Jan 11 '14 at 14:30

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