Before you begin: checklist

Issue	Required action
Your computer system must meet specific hardware and software requirements for you to successfully install and run Maya. Autodesk does not support hardware and software configurations that do not meet these requirements.	Review the requirements section in this chapter ( System requirements). The most up-to-date information on specific hardware system qualifications for your computer can be found on the Autodesk Web site: www.autodesk.com/qual-charts
You will need access to the root or superuser account and password on your computer to install Maya. You do not need to be root to launch Maya once it is installed. You should not run Maya while logged in as root.	If you do not have root on your computer, you’ll need to contact your system administrator.
If you have a previous version of Maya on your system, you can choose to keep it or uninstall it. However, you must uninstall before installing the same Maya version as the one installed (for example, a pre-release copy).	Uninstall Maya before installing the same Maya version as the one installed. You must also uninstall the AWCommon and AWCommonserver software before installing. See Uninstalling Maya.

Issue

Required action

Your computer system must meet specific hardware and software requirements for you to successfully install and run Maya.

Autodesk does not support hardware and software configurations that do not meet these requirements.

Review the requirements section in this chapter ( System requirements).

The most up-to-date information on specific hardware system qualifications for your computer can be found on the Autodesk Web site:

www.autodesk.com/qual-charts

You will need access to the root or superuser account and password on your computer to install Maya. You do not need to be root to launch Maya once it is installed. You should not run Maya while logged in as root.

If you do not have root on your computer, you’ll need to contact your system administrator.

If you have a previous version of Maya on your system, you can choose to keep it or uninstall it. However, you must uninstall before installing the same Maya version as the one installed (for example, a pre-release copy).

Uninstall Maya before installing the same Maya version as the one installed. You must also uninstall the AWCommon and AWCommonserver software before installing. See Uninstalling Maya.