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To install all required Ubuntu Studio meta-packages, enter terminal & type in:


sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-desktop ubuntustudio-audio ubuntustudio-audio-plugins ubuntustudio-graphics ubuntustudio-video

If on a system that includes linux-rt (Karmic), you can do


sudo apt-get install linux-rt

Note: This is no longer accurate . Beginning with 12 . 04LTS you must use linux-lowlatency


sudo apt-get install linux-lowlatency linux-lowlatency-pae

Raring (13 . 04) includes:

linux-lowlatency-headers-3 . 8 . 0-19

After updating the package list, this will install the following packages:

Real-time kernel - installs the real-time kernel for low latency

audio meta-package - install all the Ubuntu Studio audio packages

graphics meta-package - install all the Ubuntu Studio graphic packages

video meta-package - install all the Ubuntu Studio video packages

desktop meta-package - install the Ubuntu Studio desktop, menu and theme

Configuration Modifications

These additional modifications will be required . Note: installing Ubuntu Studio from DVD as a fresh install does not require manual configuration modifications since they will already be configured .

Audio Configurations

Adding yourself to the audio group allows you to use jack in realtime mode for low-latency audio work .


sudo adduser <username> audio

Be sure to replace <username> with your actual username .

Note: Modyfying /etc/security/limits . conf should not be done on Ubuntu 10 . 04 and later

Configure the /etc/security/limits . conf file to take full advantage of the real-time kernel . Open the /etc/security/limits . conf file:


gksudo gedit /etc/security/limits . conf

and make sure it says:


@audio - rtprio 99
@audio - memlock unlimited

These value are suggested by the JACK FAQ page .

The memlock line determines how much of your memory can be locked by audio processes . Some also recommend setting this as half of your total memory (RAM, in KB), see Florian Paul Schmidt's page .

Note: Modifying /etc/security/limits . conf Should Not Be Required Anymore
Beginning with the Ubuntu package jack-audio-connection-kit-0 . 118+svn3796-1ubuntu2 editing of /etc/security/limits . conf should not be required . At the time of installing, you will be asked if you want realtime priority and memlock privileges . If you answer "Yes", jack will write the following during post-installation to /etc/security/limits . d/ audio . conf:


# generated by jackd's postinst .
# Do not edit this file by hand, use
# dpkg-reconfigure -p high jack
# instead
@audio - rtprio 99
@audio - memlock unlimited
#@audio - nice -19

If you answered "No" or you are unsure, type

"sudo dpkg-reconfigure -p high jack" in a terminal . If this does not work, replace "jack" with "jackd", "jackd1" or "jackd2" (one of them will work depending on the ubuntu version) .

Please note that creating or modifying /etc/security/limits . conf may cause conflicts with the JACK written /etc/security/limits . d/ audio . conf settings .

Changes in users, groups and security limits need a reboot to take effect .

Email from Linux Audio Users mailing list: audio . org/mailarchive/lau/2010/3/5/166428" target="_blank">linux audio . org
Debian Bug #507248: . debian . org/cgi-bin/bugreport . cgi?bug=507248" target="_blank">bugs . debian . org
-- Scott Lavender 4/25/10

raw1394 Video/Audio Configuration

These configuration are required for access to raw1394 without being root . This may cause some security problems if you are using IEEE1394 for other than hard disk, camera or sound card connections, e . g . networking .

Adding yourself to the video group is the first step to using IEEE1394 without being root .


sudo adduser <username> video

Be sure to replace <username> with your actual username .

Note: Modyfying
/etc/udev/rules . d/65-permission-raw . rules should not be done on Ubuntu 10 . 10 and later

Next, access right to "
/dev/raw1394" must be given to the "video" group .


sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules . d/65-permission-raw . rules

And make a copy/paste of this into the file:


KERNEL=="raw1394", OWNER="root", GROUP="video", MODE="660"

Restart your computer to effect the change in access rights .

Selective Upgrade

It is also possible to selectively upgrade various packages rather than a full Ubuntu Studio upgrade . This effectively upgrade functionality without upgrading a Ubuntu installation to Ubuntu Studio .

Selective upgrading will provide selective functionality by application categories . Find the heading concerning the application category you desire and follow the instructions . The categories are not exclusive and you may choose as many as you wish .

Minimalist Installation

If you do not want a full Ubuntu Studio installation but would like a small, sane cross section of the available audio, graphic and video applications, then try:

sudo apt-get install ardour hydrogen jackd jack-rack qjackctl seq24 vkeybd zynaddsubfx patchage kino ubuntu-restricted-extras ubuntustudio-menu gcdmaster

This will provide:


ardour - a multichannel digital audio workstation and midi sequencer
hydrogen - advanced drum machine
jackd - JACK Audio Connection Kit daemon for serving and connecting audio
jack-rack - effects "rack" for JACK
qjackctl - facilitates JACK configuration and starting
seq24 - midi sequencer
vkeybd - virtual midi keyboard
zynaddsubfx - modular zynth
patchage - modular patch bay for JACK audio and Alsa midi
Kino - non-linear editor for digital video data
ubuntu-restricted-extras - provides support for MP3 playback and decoding, various other audio formats (gstreamer plugins), Microsoft fonts, Java runtime environment, Flash plugin, LAME (to create compressed audio files), and DVD playback .
ubuntustudio-menu - menu for Ubuntu Studio
gcdmaster - audio cd creator

Firewire (ieee1394 / raw1394) sound cards

If you can't get your Firewire sound card working with Freebob/FFADO and Jack, please first of all have a look at . org/?q=devicesupport/list" target="_blank">ffado . org and check if your sound card is supported .

In Hardy LTS and Karmic you can do it in terminal this way:


sudo adduser <username> video
sudo adduser <username> audio

Think to change <username> below with the concerned user name .

Then, you have to give the access right to "/dev/raw1394" to the "video" group:


sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules . d/65-permission-raw . rules

And make a copy/paste of this into the file:


KERNEL=="raw1394", OWNER="root", GROUP="video", MODE="660"

Restart the workstation is necessary to get the acces right .

In Karmic, install then the ffado utils:


sudo apt-get install ffado-dbus-server ffado-mixer-qt4 ffado-tools libffado1

So you will have the access to raw1394 without being root . NB: it may cause a security problem if you are using ieee1394 for other than hard disk, camera or sound card connection, but for exemple with ieee1394 networking . You will have to run one time with the sound card "on" before starting the workstation, in order to confirm right access . Then it is not necessary anymore .

In Qjackctl setup, choose in the "Driver" list "freebob" if you are in Hardy, and "firewire" if you are using Karmic . In the "Interface" list, choose "hw:0" .

In Karmic, you may need to install "a2jmidid" package . This application allows you to make connections between alsa-midi and jack-midi peripherals, sound cards in/out and audio applications . The new FFADO driver create now only jack-midi instance for the physical input and output of your firewire sound card . So if you are using them, you will need to launch "a2jmidid" in a terminal, or to add this command line to the Qjackctl start option to be launched automatically .

You can find some GUI tools and howto on the Ubuntu Studio FireWire Audio documentation . However, take care using the Ubuntu Studio Control Gui, it is very buggy .

Effect Plugins, Instruments and Codecs

Install the LADSPA plugins so you get some effect plugins for your audio applications to use .

For audio processing:


sudo apt-get install blop caps cmt fil-plugins rev-plugins swh-plugins tap-plugins

For synthetisers:


sudo apt-get install blepvco mcp-plugins omins

Install the DSSI host and plugins:


sudo apt-get install dssi-host-jack dssi-example-plugins fluidsynth-dssi hexter xsynth-dssi

More infos are provided below, see the "VST Instruments" section .

Install the video codecs:


sudo apt-get install gstreamer0 . 10-plugins-good gstreamer0 . 10-plugins-bad gstreamer0 . 10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0 . 10-plugins-ugly gstreamer0 . 10-plugins-ugly-multiverse ffmpeg

If you use the Medibuntu repository, you can add other codecs, and encrypted DVD support to Ubuntu:


sudo apt-get install non-free-codecs libdvdcss2

Please see http://medibuntu . org for more information . Think to update, because Medibuntu may provide more complete version of VLC, Mplayer, Mencoder, etc . . .

VST Instruments

You can use Windows VST plug-ins (with certain limitations) via dssi-vst, which will make them available as if they were native Linux (DSSI) plug-ins . Unfortunately, this adaptor is not readily available as a . deb package due to licensing restrictions, so you may need to build it yourself from source . If you attempt this, make sure you have the ALSA and Wine sources installed first, as these are pre-requisites . You'll also need the DSSI and liblo headers .


~/dssi-vst-0 . 8$ sudo apt-get install libasound2-dev wine-dev liblo-dev dssi-dev
~/dssi-vst-0 . 8$ make && sudo make install

Once you have dssi-vst installed, copy the . DLLs for your VST plug-ins into the directory /usr/local/lib/vst, restart JACK, and they should automatically appear in any applications which make use of DSSI plug-ins (such as Rosegarden) .

Real Time Kernel & Xruns

Xruns . What are they? Well, simply put, either they are buffer underruns or buffer overruns .

A buffer underrun happens during playback, when your sound card tries to read data from the buffer, but your software has not yet filled it .
A buffer overruns happens during recording, when your sound card tries to write data to buffer, but your software has not yet emptied it .

The only acceptable time to receive Xruns is during application startup . Currently, for whatever reason, JACK applications usually cause a few Xruns as they connect to the JACK server, but these will not hurt you in any way . The most damaging time to receive an Xrun is during recording, because it causes a permanent glitch in your audio, which may or may not be easily heard .

So, now you should understand basically why you want to avoid Xruns . They will cause issues with your recordings, or cause annoyance during playback . Thankfully, you can get these down to a minimum, if not eliminate them altogether .

The best way to avoid XRuns is to install a real time kernel, optimized for audio production with low latency . You can simply do:


sudo apt-get install linux-rt linux-headers-rt

Then follow the advice below under 'Real-Time Support' and you should be set up to run jackd and other applications in real time low latency mode . You need to reboot after you've installed the low-latency package and made the changes below . Make sure you reboot into the right kernel - it will come up in the list on the boot screen, but may not be set as the default option .

Take care, with some nVidia or AMD/ATI graphic card, the linux-rt kernel will not work with restricted driver . It always better to avoid use of restricted drivers if you don't need them . If your aim is audio production (recording, live performance) at low latency, my advice is to stay at the moment on Ubuntu Hardy LTS . Karmic is under testing .

Real-Time Support

After you've got the kernel you still need to set up real-time access for your applications .

All you have to do for this is give your audio group permissions to access the rtprio, nice, and memlock limits . To do this, you just need to run these commands, which will add some lines to the file /etc/security/limits . conf:


sudo su -c 'echo @audio - rtprio 99 >> /etc/security/limits . conf'
sudo su -c 'echo @audio - nice -10 >> /etc/security/limits . conf'
sudo su -c 'echo @audio - memlock unlimited >> /etc/security/limits . conf'

These value are suggested by audio . org/faq . " target="_blank">jack audio . org The memlock line determines how much of your memory can be locked by audio processes . Some recommend setting this as half of your total memory (RAM, in KB) . See Florian Paul Schmidt's page .

If you use a Firewire sound card, you already done the step described here: in Hardy and Karmic beta, this group is already created at installation . You just have to do:


sudo adduser <username> audio

Restart Ubuntu and it is ok .

If you experience freezes after rebooting Jaunty Jackalope, try removing the "memlock unlimited" line or changing it to a different value . Always keep a -generic kernel on your Grub list . If for some reason you can't boot with the -rt kernel, it will be very usefull .

ALSA Sequencer

If you can not have midi sequencing enabled, or if you have midi error message, the Alsa midi sequencer module of the kernel may not be loaded . Try that:


sudo modprobe snd-seq

If it works, to have your system load it at bootup, you have to add it to the /etc/modules file, do:


sudo su -c 'echo snd-seq >> /etc/modules'

Ubuntu Studio Theme

Optional: Change the theme to UbuntuStudio . In the Ubuntu menu, select System -> Preferences -> Appearance -> Theme and select UbuntuStudio from the list of themes that is presented to you . Then select System -> Administration -> Login Window, enter your password, and select UbuntuStudio in the list of Login Window themes that is presented to you in the Local tab . Note: This installs a complete system . If you only want an audio, graphics, or video platform, remove the other respective packages .

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Is there a 24-hour phone number I can call when I get into trouble?






. 		SurferJoe46 (51)
1418908 2016-04-12 22:05:00 Almost done .



Not! 		SurferJoe46 (51)
1418909 2016-04-13 00:42:00 I never said it would be easy, Grasshopper.
It is a lot to copy/paste into the terminal,
but you only need to do it once, though.

Offer of mailing you a DVD is still open. 		KarameaDave (15222)
1418910 2016-04-13 01:42:00 Uhm! Sounds like a way to keep me sane .

Question? I've tried to copy/paste into Terminal efore, but it didn't happen . Is there some way to do it about which I don't know?

What's the price for the disc? 		SurferJoe46 (51)
1418911 2016-04-13 02:47:00 Uhm! Sounds like a way to keep me sane.

Question? I've tried to copy/paste into Terminal efore, but it didn't happen. Is there some way to do it about which I don't know?

What's the price for the disc?

Control-Shift V to paste into the terminal. Or right click -> paste. 		Nick G (16709)
1418912 2016-04-13 03:36:00 I'm gonna read this whole page first:

. howtogeek . com/191245/beginner-geek-how-to-install-software-on-linux/" target="_blank">www . howtogeek . com 		SurferJoe46 (51)
1418913 2016-04-13 03:58:00 What's the price for the disc?

I won't charge you for it.
Happy to help. 		KarameaDave (15222)
1418914 2016-04-13 04:02:00 PM. SurferJoe46 (51)
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