Problem with Draftsight activation

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I have installed DraftSight recently and every time it requires entering my email for activation , I tried to remove it and deleted it's configuration files with this rm -Rv ~/.config/DraftSight then reinstalled it but the same problems occurs can you help me please ? I need it badly as it's the only good autocad clone out there I tried Librecad but I was disappointed

Did you activate the the email you entered when installing it, as I did and I don't get asked the email on new launches? — George Udosen, Jan 27 '17 at 11:30
I'm sorry I don't understand what do you mean by activating the email ? I entered a valid email address but i didn't get any message for activation link , the program opens but after closing and opening it again it asks again for activation — Ahmed EL Safty, Jan 27 '17 at 16:21
That's because you need to activate it from the email you entered you should have gotten a link to click to activate. Is your version free for non-commercial use? — George Udosen, Jan 27 '17 at 16:28
thanks for your answer but I didn't get any links in my email it's the free one — Ahmed EL Safty, Jan 27 '17 at 17:18

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 24 '17 at 22:01

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I might found a solution. There was a message about IBUS during the instalation. The owner is not root. Somewhere here I found that it could load gksudo. So, in directory /usr/share/applications find DraftSight and paste to terminal gksudo /COPIED_DIRECTORY.

Again fill in email and other info. Open your email inbox and click the link. (DraftSight site will load). Start again command with gksudo and DraftSight will load.

I know that it isn't a complete solution just small way around, but it's running!

edited Jul 24 '17 at 22:01

pa4080

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answered Jul 24 '17 at 20:53

adee

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didn't work with me but thank you for help – Ahmed EL Safty Nov 23 '17 at 00:25

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 31 '17 at 23:23

There seems to be some issue with their servers (and it's obviously not a high priority for Dassault as I learned from reading loads of posts on various forums, it's a long-time one).
If you don't receive the activation e-mail almost instantly, just keep trying.
I know this is probably not the answer you hoped for but AFAIK it's the only thing that works now as the problem is on their side, tested on several installations).

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 18 '17 at 15:36

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During the install:

chmod 777 /usr/share/applications/dassault-systemes_draftsight.desktop

...Open your email inbox and click the link,

and after the first launch:

chmod 644 /usr/share/applications/dassault-systemes_draftsight.desktop

It's OK, on debian stretch.

edited Aug 18 '17 at 15:36

Charles Green

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answered Aug 18 '17 at 14:50

John

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thank you very much for your answer
I have tried to run it in terminal with sudo command and it gave me this error

Could not parse stylesheet of object 0x324cea0 ??
– Ahmed EL Safty Nov 23 '17 at 00:24

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 22 '17 at 14:30

Here's what worked for me:

First remove draftsight and any left over configurations

sudo apt purge draftsight
rm -rf ~/.config/DraftSight
rm -rf ~/.config/SWActivation

Next start a login shell as root and install the deb

sudo su
dpkg -i draftSight.deb

Exit the shell and run draft sight as normal user from your applications menu. After that, when you input the activation information you should get a dialog saying the activation request has been sent and to check your email. I think the deb install has a problem if you install it with sudo instead of a full root login shell which is why you see the ibus error.

thank you very much for your response
I have tried this and I tried to run it in terminal and it gave me this error

Could not parse stylesheet of object 0x324cea0 ?? — Ahmed EL Safty, Nov 23 '17 at 00:23

Problem with Draftsight activation

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