Bob,
This is a step or two beyond where I'm able to take Linux just yet (and I don't read/write music
), so I'll pass on it for now, although it looks interesting.
Unless an application is available in the Ubuntu repository and has a graphical user interface, I'm hooped
One project I'll undertake in the near future is to learn how to download a tarball and install. And learn to use the terminal...
Well, if you don't read/write music then a score editor will either be useless OR give an excellent opportunity to learn a new skill
Note that NtEd is a completely GUI program.
Installing this particular program consists of:
- grab the tarball
- unpack it with the command "tar xzf nted-1.2.1.tar.gz"
- switch to the directory: "cd nted-1.2.1"
- and execute (type) the following commands:
./configure
make
sudo make install
All of this is in a terminal. And I'm assuming that the tarball is in the same directory as your terminal is pointing to. If the command "ls" doesn't list the file you'll have to do some "cd"s to the right dir. Most likely Desktop (ie; "cd Desktop").
That's it. Try it ... and if you get stuck send me a PM. Also, this particular sequence is standard for 99% of all tarball installs. The only things which will bugger you up are missing libraries. Usually the configure process will display something like "can't find library xxx". In this case use standard ubuntu programs to find/install the lib and then try again.
Hope this helps.