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How to Install QTractor on Linuxmint 18.03

To Install QTractor on Linuxmint 18.03
qTractor is an open-source audio and MIDI sequencer, built based on C++ and uses the Qt framework, along with ALSA drivers for MIDI files and JACK drivers for audios. qTractor is also an audio editing tool and features a multi-track tape recorder, multi-select, point-and-click, and drag & drop interaction, undo and redo functionality. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Qtractor on Linuxmint-18.03.

Installation

Let's first start with updating the system repositories.

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                               
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                          
Ign:4 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                     
Hit:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease                        
Hit:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease       
Hit:7 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release
Reading package lists... Done

Finally, install the QTractor application.

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get install qtractor -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  jackd jackd2 liblilv-0-0 liblo7 librubberband2v5 libserd-0-0 libsord-0-0 libsratom-0-0
  libsuil-0-0
Suggested packages:
  jack-tools meterbridge liblo-dev serdi sordi
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Setting up jackd2 (1.9.10+20150825git1ed50c92~dfsg-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up jackd (5) ...
Setting up liblilv-0-0 (0.22.0~dfsg0-1) ...
Setting up liblo7:amd64 (0.28-5) ...
Setting up librubberband2v5:amd64 (1.8.1-6ubuntu2) ...
Setting up qtractor (0.7.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...

Once Installation is done you can access the application from the Menu as shown here

Now, you can able to use the QTractor application.

The version of QTractor.

With this, the method to install Qtractor on Linux mint 18.03 comes to an end

Tag : Linux Mint
FAQ
Q
What is Untangling cables?
A
you need to understand how the imaginary audio cables inside your computer connect to all the imaginary synths and recorders and effects inside your computer.

It's all handled through JACK. Launch QjackCtl and click the Start button to start JACK.

Once JACK is running, start Qtractor.
Q
How to update the system repositories in Linuxmint?
A
Execute the following commnad:
# apt-get update
Q
Is there any alternatives in QTractor?
A
The alternatives are,
LMMS
Ardour
GarageBand
Q
How to Install QTractor on Linuxmint?
A
Run the following command:
# apt-get install qtractor
Q
What is Qtractor on Linuxmint?
A
qTractor is an open-source audio and MIDI sequencer, built based on C++ and uses the Qt framework, along with ALSA drivers for MIDI files and JACK drivers for audios. qTractor is also an audio editing tool and features a multi-track tape recorder, multi-select, point-and-click, and drag & drop interaction, undo and redo functionality.