How to Install DaVinci Resolve 19 (studio) on Linux Mint 22 with AMD Radeon Graphics Card with a Script fast 2025

#!/bin/bash



# Script to Install DaVinci Resolve on Linux Mint 22



set -e  # Exit on any error



# Variables

ACTIVE_USER=$(logname)

HOME_DIR=$(eval echo "~$ACTIVE_USER")

DOWNLOADS_DIR="$HOME_DIR/Downloads"

EXTRACTION_DIR="/opt/resolve"

ZIP_FILE_PATTERN="DaVinci_Resolve_*.zip"



# Step 1: Ensure FUSE and libfuse.so.2 are Installed

echo "Checking for FUSE and libfuse.so.2..."

if ! dpkg -l | grep -q fuse; then

    echo "Installing FUSE..."

    sudo apt update

    sudo apt install -y fuse libfuse2

fi



if [ ! -f /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfuse.so.2 ]; then

    echo "Error: libfuse.so.2 is not found. Installing libfuse2..."

    sudo apt install -y libfuse2

fi



# Step 2: Install Required Qt Libraries

echo "Installing required Qt libraries..."

sudo apt install -y qtbase5-dev qtchooser qt5-qmake qtbase5-dev-tools libqt5core5a libqt5gui5 libqt5widgets5 libqt5network5 libqt5dbus5 \

libxrender1 libxrandr2 libxi6 libxkbcommon-x11-0 libxcb-xinerama0 libxcb-xfixes0 qtwayland5 libxcb-glx0 libxcb-util1



# Step 3: Navigate to Downloads Directory

echo "Navigating to Downloads directory..."

if [ ! -d "$DOWNLOADS_DIR" ]; then

    echo "Error: Downloads directory not found at $DOWNLOADS_DIR."

    exit 1

fi

cd "$DOWNLOADS_DIR"



# Step 4: Extract DaVinci Resolve ZIP File

echo "Extracting DaVinci Resolve installer..."

ZIP_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "$ZIP_FILE_PATTERN" | head -n 1)

if [ -z "$ZIP_FILE" ]; then

    echo "Error: DaVinci Resolve ZIP file not found in $DOWNLOADS_DIR."

    exit 1

fi



unzip -o "$ZIP_FILE" -d DaVinci_Resolve/

chown -R "$ACTIVE_USER:$ACTIVE_USER" DaVinci_Resolve

chmod -R 774 DaVinci_Resolve



# Step 5: Run the Installer or Extract AppImage

echo "Running the DaVinci Resolve installer..."

cd DaVinci_Resolve

INSTALLER_FILE=$(find . -type f -name "DaVinci_Resolve_*.run" | head -n 1)

if [ -z "$INSTALLER_FILE" ]; then

    echo "Error: DaVinci Resolve installer (.run) file not found in extracted directory."

    exit 1

fi



chmod +x "$INSTALLER_FILE"



# Set Qt platform plugin path and debug settings

export QT_DEBUG_PLUGINS=1

export QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/platforms

export QT_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH



# Attempt to run the installer with FUSE; fallback to extraction

if ! SKIP_PACKAGE_CHECK=1 ./"$INSTALLER_FILE" -a; then

    echo "FUSE is not functional. Extracting AppImage contents..."

    sudo mkdir -p "$EXTRACTION_DIR"

    ./"$INSTALLER_FILE" --appimage-extract

    sudo mv squashfs-root/* "$EXTRACTION_DIR/"

    sudo chown -R root:root "$EXTRACTION_DIR"

fi



# Step 6: Resolve Library Conflicts

echo "Resolving library conflicts..."

if [ -d "$EXTRACTION_DIR/libs" ]; then

    cd "$EXTRACTION_DIR/libs"

    sudo mkdir -p not_used

    sudo mv libgio* not_used || true

    sudo mv libgmodule* not_used || true



    # Replace with system versions

    if [ -f /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 ]; then

        sudo cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 "$EXTRACTION_DIR/libs/"

    else

        echo "Warning: System library libglib-2.0.so.0 not found. Ensure compatibility manually."

    fi

else

    echo "Error: Installation directory $EXTRACTION_DIR/libs not found. Skipping library conflict resolution."

fi



# Step 7: Cleanup

echo "Cleaning up installation files..."

cd "$DOWNLOADS_DIR"

rm -rf DaVinci_Resolve



echo "DaVinci Resolve installation completed successfully!"

cd ./Downloads

sudo ./DR_MINT.sh