How to Install Stretto on NetBSD

Stretto is a lightweight and fast software for generating MIDI sequences. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Stretto on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that you have the following requirements:

  • NetBSD installed on your computer
  • An active internet connection
  • The ability to use the terminal

Steps

  1. Open the terminal on your NetBSD machine.

  2. Install Git by running the following command:

    pkgin install git

    This will install Git on your system, which is required to download the Stretto repository.

  3. Clone the Stretto repository by executing the following command:

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

  4. Navigate to the stretto directory by running:

    cd stretto

  5. Install Gradle, which is required to build Stretto, by running:

    pkgin install gradle

  6. Build Stretto by running the following command:

    gradle fatJar

    This will generate a .jar file that contains the Stretto application.

  7. If you want to test the installation, you can run Stretto by executing the following command:

    java -jar build/libs/stretto-all.jar

    This will start the Stretto application.

  8. To make Stretto easily accessible from any directory, you can create a symbolic link to the .jar file. Run the following command to create a symbolic link:

    sudo ln -s $(pwd)/build/libs/stretto-all.jar /usr/local/bin/stretto

    This will create a symbolic link named stretto in the /usr/local/bin/ directory that points to the Stretto .jar file in the stretto directory.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Stretto on NetBSD. You can now use Stretto to generate your own MIDI sequences.