How to install and uninstall Davinci Resolve using Terminal on Linux

Are you struggling to install/uninstall Davinci resolve on Linux OS? This article will help you do just that. It has been written to be concise and clear and I would be worth your time.

What is Davinci Resolve

Here’s a note from their website

DaVinci Resolve is the world’s only solution that combines editing, color correction, visual effects, motion graphics and audio post production all in one software tool! Its elegant, modern interface is fast to learn and easy enough for new users, yet powerful for professionals. DaVinci Resolve lets you work faster and at a higher quality because you don’t have to learn multiple apps or switch software for different tasks. That means you can work with camera original quality images throughout the entire process. It’s like having your own post production studio in a single app! Best of all, by learning DaVinci Resolve, you’re learning how to use the exact same tools used by Hollywood professionals!

Now that’s out of the way. Moving forward, I will be using Kali Linux to demonstrate the installation and uninstallation of this software on terminal. Notwithstanding, I think the procedure should be the same for any linux (Debian) distribution.

Installation of Davinci Resolve

1. To install Davinci Resolve, navigate to their website: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/. You will find a download button.
2. Click the download button. You have to select the download based on the Operating System you are using. In this case, select the Linux operating system.
3. Next, you have to fill a form, and the download will begin automatically. Simple, right? :)

The application size as at the time of writing is 2.1GiB. So you should have enough data bundle to cater for it.

Moving forward. Once you have downloaded it, you will need navigate to the download folder and extract the downloaded archive. Open your terminal using ctrl+alt+t or from the application launcher, search for terminal. Navigate to the download location. We will be using unzip command-line tool to extract the archive.

Unzip Davinci Resolve using unzip

To install the application, follow the steps below:

1. Once you are there, you need to write the following command as a root user to install Davinci Resolve

Terminal Command to install Davinci Resolve on Linux

Once the command completes, it creates a desktop entry where you can launch your application. Simple, right? Great! :)

Uninstall Davinci Resolve

To uninstall Davinci Resolve, still in the extracted archive location, write the following commands:

Terminal command to uninstall Davinci Resolve on Linux

Viola! You’ve done it again. :)

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