Install Blender 2.66 in Ubuntu 12.10/12.04/11.10/Linux Mint

Install Blender 2.66 in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal/Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin/11.10 Oneiric Ocelot/Linux Mint 14/13/12

Blender provides a broad spectrum of modeling, texturing, lighting, animation and video post-processing functionality in one package. Through its open architecture, Blender provides cross-platform interoperability, extensibility, an incredibly small footprint, and a tightly integrated workflow. Blender is one of the most popular Open Source 3D graphics applications in the world.

Popular Features:

Cycles Render Engine
Motion Tracking
UV Tools
“Carve” Booleans
Remesh modifier
Game Engine
Collada
Python API
More Features.

Fixes in this release:

Blender starts with too large window
“Alt” key is “Alt Window Deactivated” in Ubuntu/Unity
using uninitialized memory for the tablets active state
incorrectly checking tablet active state
no pressure with Genius Mousepen i608X tablet
blender quitting in X11 if you start blender with a tablet, unplug it, then open a new window
fullscreen toggle failing with some window managers
A new SPH particle fluid solver was added, designed for more physically accurate results;
The character physics type received a number of new options, profiling

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