Musescore 2.0 on other Ubuntu flavors
I have Lubuntu 14.04.2 installed, and I was told that Musescore 2.0 would work on various Ubuntu flavors, shuch as Lubuntu. I went to update my version of Musescore, but it didn't change anything. I uninstalled it, and downloaded and installed it. Still 1.3... I even tried resetting my computer. Still downloaded as 1.3...
Is it something wrong with the Ubuntu flavor, or just something that hasn't been covered yet?
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It's not the "flavor" that is the problem, but 14.04 itself. That release does't include the version of Qt required by MuseScore. A solution is being investigation: I too am hoping something is figured out, as updating to 14.10 is not a good option for me.
In reply to It's not the "flavor" that is by Marc Sabatella
Hi Marc.
Well, I too hope they find a solution soon, as I use Lubuntu 14.04 and upgrading is not an option for me right now. I would prefer to stick to the LTS version.
In reply to Hi Marc. Well, I too hope by angelsguitar
Hello all,
Same thing here. I'm trying to install the proper QT version on Xubuntu 14.04 so as to be able to compile musescore 2.0 from source following these instructions:
http://musescore.org/en/developers-handbook/compilation/compile-instruc…
Altough it's titled as a 14.10 procedure, it says it also works on 14.04. At the time, I managed to install QT 5.4, but i'm stuck with the dependencies. I'll let you know if I get lucky!
Cheers and congrats
In reply to Hello all, Same by joseielpi
A package for Ubuntu 14.04 (any flavour) is now available in the MuseScore stable PPA: https://launchpad.net/~mscore-ubuntu/+archive/ubuntu/mscore-stable
Note that using the MuseScore stable PPA on Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) will also upgrade various Qt5 components, so if anything breaks, please let me know. I have tested the package and PPA on my own 14.04 system, and it seems fine, but I could easily have missed something, since my configuration is likely to be different from that of other people.
In reply to A package for Ubuntu 14.04 by tsmithe
Thanks, tsmithe! I just installed it. So far, so good. If I find any problem I'll let you know here.
In reply to A package for Ubuntu 14.04 by tsmithe
I am running Ubuntu Studio v14.04.1.
I added the ppa yesterday and the software updater has upgraded MuseScore to v2.0 this morning.
Seems to be running OK.
Will report if anything else is broken by the qt upgrade.
Thanks.
In reply to A package for Ubuntu 14.04 by tsmithe
Yes, it worked fantastically. Except for one thing. The sound on it will not play. It blocks the play button from being clicked
In reply to Yes, it worked fantastically. by robthesaxplayer
Sounds like you probably have bad settings for soundfonts and/or I/O leftover from a previous installation. Run with the "-F" option to revert to factory settings and that will prpobably fix it. if not, start a new thread and show the contents of your Edit / Preferences / I/O and View / Synthesizer windows.
In reply to Sounds like you probably have by Marc Sabatella
What would I be running -F with?
In reply to What would I be running -F by robthesaxplayer
The musescore executable itself - as in, find it on your system and run it from the command line in terminal window.
In reply to The musescore executable by Marc Sabatella
Thank you, that did work.
I'm enjoying Musescore 2.0 in Linux Mint 17.1 (Ubuntu 14.04.1 under the bonnet) by simply using WINE.
I've also installed Musescore 2.0 in WINE in Debian Wheezy quickly and with the minimum of fuss.
I found that WINE didn't need any special adjustments to get Musescore 2.0 running and I finished completing the conversion of this piece from 1.3 to 2.0 format in Ubuntu without issues https://musescore.com/user/58480/scores/734451
Above you can see it running on my desktop this morning.
You can see I have shortcuts to both 1.3 and 2.0 in the bottom left corner.
In reply to I'm enjoying Musescore 2.0 in by James Brigham
Well, I didn't think of trying that! Good alternative for those that don't have access to a pre-compiled version for their distro. Thanks for sharing.