How to Install Stretto on Arch Linux

Stretto is an open-source music notation software developed by Ben Kaiser. It is designed to simplify the process of creating and editing music scores, and it's available on GitHub. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Stretto on Arch Linux.

Step 1: Install Git

The first step is to install Git, which is a version control system used to download and manage the Stretto source code. To install Git, launch the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S git

Enter your password when prompted to proceed.

Step 2: Clone the Stretto Repository

Now let's clone the Stretto repository to our local machine. To do that, we need to run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/benkaiser/stretto.git

The above command will create a new directory named "stretto" in the current working directory of the terminal, and it will download the source code of Stretto to it.

Step 3: Install Stretto Dependencies

Before we can build and run Stretto, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:

sudo pacman -S make gcc pkg-config qt5-base qt5-svg qt5-tools

This command will install the necessary packages required by Stretto to run.

Step 4: Build and Install Stretto

Now that we have downloaded the Stretto repository and installed its dependencies, we can build and install Stretto on our system. Navigate to the Stretto directory by running the following command:

cd stretto

Then, build and install Stretto by running:

qmake
make
sudo make install

The above commands will generate a Makefile, compile the source code, and install the Stretto executable on the system.

Step 5: Run Stretto

Finally, to run Stretto, launch the terminal and type:

stretto

This command will start the Stretto application. You can now start using Stretto to create and edit music scores.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Stretto on Arch Linux. By following the above steps, you should now have Stretto up and running on your system.