Dependencies Ubuntu

Note: For cross-compiling Windows binaries on Linux, please see Windows Dependencies instead.

Qt5

sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake libsndfile1-dev libfftw3-dev \
libvorbis-dev libogg-dev libmp3lame-dev libasound2-dev libjack-jackd2-dev \
libsamplerate0-dev libsdl-dev libstk0-dev stk libfluidsynth-dev portaudio19-dev \
libfltk1.3-dev libxinerama-dev libxft-dev libgig-dev git perl libxml2-utils \
libxml-perl liblist-moreutils-perl qtbase5-dev qttools5-dev-tools qttools5-dev \
libqt5x11extras5-dev libxcb-keysyms1-dev libxcb-util0-dev

# note: replace cmake with cmake3 for Ubuntu 14.04

VST

Install libraries for VST support

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gcc-multilib g++-multilib libqt5x11extras5-dev qtbase5-private-dev \
libxcb-util0-dev libxcb-keysyms1-dev

sudo apt-get install wine-stable libwine-dev libwine-dev:i386 # for Ubuntu >= 17.10
sudo apt-get install wine-dev # for Ubuntu <= 17.04

# note: It is also possible to use wine-(stable, devel, or staging)
# and corresponding development package from WineHQ repository
# note: When building on Ubuntu >= 17.10, make sure either wine64-tools or wine32-tools is installed

# keywords: winegcc: g++ failed
# keywords: fatal error: bits/c++config.h: No such file or directory
# keywords: winegcc: File does not exist: /usr/lib/i386/wine/libwinecrt0.a

Carla

Install libraries for Carla support (Ubuntu 14.04 provided as example)

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:kxstudio-debian/libs
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:kxstudio-debian/apps
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y carla-git

Qt4

sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake libsndfile1-dev libfftw3-dev \
libvorbis-dev libogg-dev libmp3lame-dev libasound2-dev libjack-jackd2-dev \
libsamplerate0-dev libsdl-dev libstk0-dev stk libfluidsynth-dev portaudio19-dev \
libfltk1.3-dev libxinerama-dev libxft-dev libgig-dev git libqt4-dev 

• Don't forget to install libraries for VST support here and Carla support here

    ...done installing? Next, clone the source code

Troubleshooting

Unmet dependencies

Sometimes apt-get will not allow all packages to be installed simultaneously. (e.g. foo : Depends: bar (=1.0.0) but it is not going to be installed). Install them or resolve dependencies individually.

sudo apt-get install libfluidsynth-dev
sudo apt-get install libjack-jackd2-dev

# keywords: The following packages have unmet dependencies

This can also happen if you already have Jack1 installed on your system, and you're trying to install Jack2 development files. You should try installing Jack1 dev files instead:

sudo apt-get install libjack-dev

# keywords: The following packages have unmet dependencies

Both Jack1 and Jack2 work fine with LMMS, for differences between the two please consult the Jackaudio wiki.

qmake

If qmake --version shows an error:

sudo apt-get install qt5-default

# keywords: qmake: could not find a Qt installation of ''

ia32-libs

Older environments may complain that ia32-libs package has been removed. See this page for more information.

sudo apt-get install wine32

# keywords: ia32-libs package has been removed