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@@ -3,67 +3,39 @@ layout: default
 title: Ubuntu Linux
 ---                        
 
 title: Ubuntu Linux
 ---                        
 

-<h2>Ubuntu Linux</h2>
-

 <p>
   Ubuntu Linux is the most popular variety of Linux in use on desktop
   and laptop systems. It has the backing of a for-profit corporation
 <p>
   Ubuntu Linux is the most popular variety of Linux in use on desktop
   and laptop systems. It has the backing of a for-profit corporation

-  (Canonical Inc.) behind it, a defined philosophy and a huge and
+  (Canonical Inc.), a defined philosophy and a huge and

   worldwide user base. As a result, it is a common platform for people
   who want to use Ardour and other tools for music creation and
   pro-audio work. 
 </p>
   worldwide user base. As a result, it is a common platform for people
   who want to use Ardour and other tools for music creation and
   pro-audio work. 
 </p>

-<p>
-  Unfortunately, Ubuntu has repeatedly caused major headaches for
-  people who want to use Ardour. These problems have arisen from a
-  combination of two basic issues:
-
-  <ul>
-    <li>Badly built packages of Ardour</li>
-    <li>Poor system configuration related to JACK, which Ardour (and
-    most other pro-audio tools on Linux) uses for audio and MIDI I/O.
-    </li>
-  </ul>
-</p>

 
 

-<h3>Problems with Ardour Packages</h3>
+<h2>High Level Recommendations for Ubuntu Users</h2>

 
 

-<dl class="faq">
-<dt>What is the problem?</dt>
-<dd>
-<p>
-  It is not possible to know whether the current package of Ardour
-  released by Ubuntu has been correctly built or not. Ubuntu has a
-  history of making packaging errors that lead to crashes, missing
-  functionality and odd behaviour that is not present in the
-  ready-to-run version of the program that you can get from ardour.org
-  (or in the packages released by other distributions)
-</p>
-<dt>Symptoms</dt>
-<dd>

 <p>
 <p>

-  If you plan to use Ardour on Ubuntu, you are <strong>strongly
-  recommended</strong> to download the ready-to-run version from
-  ardour.org. Ardour's lead developer (and many of the most active
-  members of our user community) will not provide support for, and
-  will not investigate bugs reported for, Ubuntu's own packages of
-  Ardour.
+  Currently, installing pro audio applications on vanilla Ubuntu requires 
+  some configuration, in order for the user to gain realtime privilege 
+  (read below). 
+  Ubuntu Studio, which is an official flavor of Ubuntu, and thus shares 
+  the repositories with Ubuntu, has this already configured.
+  Other distributions, such as KXStudio, and Dreamstudio are largely based 
+  on Ubuntu, and like Ubuntu Studio, has these settings preconfigured, while
+  also containing customized versions of Ubuntu packages, which often are
+  more up to date.

 </p>
 </p>

-</dd>
-<dt>How to Fix</dt>
-<dd>
-<p>
-  If have already installed the Ubuntu package of Ardour and find that
-  although the program starts up and basically runs, but you are
-  running into more subtle problems (for example, with plugin GUIs or
-  with export, or with the use of certain specific plugins), then you
-  are <strong>strongly recommended</strong> to download the
-  ready-to-run version from ardour.org. 
-</p>
-</dd>
-</dl>

 
 

-<h3>Problems with the interaction between PulseAudio and JACK</h3>
+<h2>Installing Ardour</h2>
+  There may be unintended differences, and even bugs in Ubuntu native 
+  packages, as a result of a different building method. For this reason,
+  Ardour developers highly recommend you to install the official
+  ready-to-run version of the program that you can get from <a
+  href="http://ardour.org/download">ardour.org</a>, as Ubuntu native
+  packages are not supported in official Ardour forums or other
+  support channels.
+
+<h2>Problems with the interaction between PulseAudio and JACK</h2>

 
 <dl>
 <dt>Background Info</dt>
 
 <dl>
 <dt>Background Info</dt>


@@ -100,21 +72,13 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
 <dt>What is the problem?</dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
 <dt>What is the problem?</dt>
 <dd>
 <p>

-  This relatively simple system ought to be the basis for excellent
-  cooperation between PulseAudio and JACK. Unfortunately, it relies on
-  everything being correctly configured for it to work, and Ubuntu
-  have repeatedly failed to get this configuration correct.
+  The specific issues known at this time for all flavors of Ubuntu
+  12.04 and 12.10 are:

 </p>
 </p>

-<p>
-  The specific issues known at this time (spring 2013) are:

   <ul>
     <li>a bug in PulseAudio that causes it not to give up the
   <ul>
     <li>a bug in PulseAudio that causes it not to give up the

-      soundcard when JACK asks</li>
-    <li>bad package dependency information that causes a critical
-      package to be missing even when JACK and PulseAudio are
-      installed</li>
-    <li>a bug that causes JACK to freeze up when told to stop, 
-      causing issues with restarting</li>
+      soundcard when JACK asks (<a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1163638">LP: #1163638</a>
+      (fixed in Ubuntu 13.04).</li>

   </ul>
 </dd>
 <dt>Symptoms</dt>
   </ul>
 </dd>
 <dt>Symptoms</dt>


@@ -123,19 +87,21 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
   <ul>
     <li>Cannot start JACK (though see the next section for other
       causes of this)</li>
   <ul>
     <li>Cannot start JACK (though see the next section for other
       causes of this)</li>

-    <li>JACK starts but there is no sound coming from Ardour or other
-    applications that use JACK.</li>

   </ul>
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>How to fix</dt>
 <dd>
   </ul>
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>How to fix</dt>
 <dd>

+<p>
+  These bugs do not affect the upcoming 13.04 release, and earlier 
+  releases (12.04 and 12.10) are in the process of being fixed.
+</p>

 </dd>
 </dl>
 
 </dd>
 </dl>
 

-<h3>Problems with JACK configuration<h3>
+<h2>Problems with JACK configuration</h2>

 
 

-<dl class="faq">
+<dl>

   <dt>What is the problem?</dt>
   <dd>
     <p>
   <dt>What is the problem?</dt>
   <dd>
     <p>


@@ -144,8 +110,8 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
       locking". This means that you, the user who starts JACK, must be
       allowed access to these facilities. By default, Ubuntu does create a
       user group that has this permission but ... it does not put new
       locking". This means that you, the user who starts JACK, must be
       allowed access to these facilities. By default, Ubuntu does create a
       user group that has this permission but ... it does not put new

-      users into this group by default. Consequently, you will not have
-      permission to run JACK in the way you should.
+      users into this group by default. Read more about why <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/TheAudioGroup">here</a>.
+      Consequently, you will not have permission to run JACK in the way you should.

     </p>
   </dd>
   <dt>Symptoms</dt>
     </p>
   </dd>
   <dt>Symptoms</dt>


@@ -159,9 +125,19 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
   <dt>How to fix</dt>
   <dd>
     <p>
   <dt>How to fix</dt>
   <dd>
     <p>

+      Make sure the file /etc/security/limits.d/audio.conf exists. If it is
+      named /etc/security/limits.d/audio.conf.disabled, rename it to the former.

       Run the command <code>sudo usermod -a -G
         audio <em>YOUR-LOGIN-NAME</em></code>. Then logout and login again.
       Run the command <code>sudo usermod -a -G
         audio <em>YOUR-LOGIN-NAME</em></code>. Then logout and login again.

+      On Ubuntu Studio the user is a member of audio group by default, but not
+      on other official flavors.

     </p>
   </dd>
 </dl>
     </p>
   </dd>
 </dl>

-
+  <h2>Reporting Issues</h2>
+<p>Given the difficulties in supporting Ubuntu and the limited time/resources of the Ardour team, the <code>Ubuntu Studio Project</code> has requested that issues and bug reports related to Ubuntu, Ubuntu Studio and other derivitives be directed to them.</p>
+<h3>Contact Information for Ubuntu Studio</h3>
+<p><a href="http://ubuntustudio.org" target="_blank">The Ubuntu Studio Homepage</a></p>
+<p><a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=335" target="_blank">The Ubuntu Studio Forums.</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/MailLists" target="_blank">Information on the Ubuntu Studio Mailing Lists.</a></p>
+<p><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/IRC" target="_blank">Information on the Ubuntu Studio IRC channel.</a> #ubuntustudio on irc.freenode.net</p>