How to Install Musical Artifacts on Void Linux

Musical Artifacts is a website where you can find free and open-source music software and sound libraries. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Musical Artifacts on Void Linux.

Step 1: Install dependencies

Before installing Musical Artifacts, you need to make sure that your system is up-to-date and has all the necessary dependencies installed. Open your terminal and run the following command:

sudo xbps-install -Syu
sudo xbps-install -S git gcc make cmake jack LADSPA-devel \
    lv2-devel portaudio-devel portmidi-devel sord-devel \
    sratom-devel suil-devel vamp-plugin-sdk-devel \
    libgnomecanvas-devel liblo-devel libmodplug-devel \
    libsndfile-devel libsoup-devel libxml2-devel \
    libyaml-devel llvm-devel meson ninja

Step 2: Clone the repository

Next, you need to clone the Musical Artifacts repository from GitHub. Run the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/musical-artifacts/musical-artifacts.git

Step 3: Build and install Musical Artifacts

Navigate to the cloned repository and build the project using the following commands:

cd musical-artifacts
mkdir build && cd build
meson ..
ninja

Finally, install Musical Artifacts on your system by running the following command:

sudo ninja install

Step 4: Run Musical Artifacts

You can now run Musical Artifacts from the command line by typing musical-artifacts. You can also launch it from your system's application menu.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Musical Artifacts on Void Linux! Now you can browse and download music software and sound libraries from the Musical Artifacts website.