<p>
Installation will vary a little depending on how you get plugins. If
your repository has a particular plugin package, just install it using
- the normal software package management tool for your system.
+ the normal software package management tool for your system. Most
+ Linux distributions that are good for audio work will have most of
+ the LADSPA and LV2 plugins mentioned above available in ready-to-use
+ forms.
+</p>
+<p>
+ Finding them will typically require <em>searching</em> your
+ distribution's repository to find the name of the package. The tools
+ for doing this vary from distribution to distribution. A good place
+ to start searching is with the name of the package (e.g. "caps" or
+ "calf"). There are no fixed rules about what different Linux
+ dsistributions call their packages for a given set of plugins.
</p>
<p>
If the package isn't available, then you can build the plugins from
- source (plugins are generally fairly easy to compile). LADSPA Plugins
- need to be installed in either /usr/lib/ladspa, /usr/local/lib/ladspa
- or in a directory mentioned in your LADSPA_PATH environment
- variable.
+ source (plugins are generally fairly easy to compile if you've ever
+ done this sort of thing before).
+</p>
+<p>
+ LADSPA plugins are shared library files. They need to be installed
+ in either /usr/lib/ladspa, /usr/local/lib/ladspa or in a directory
+ mentioned in your LADSPA_PATH environment variable.
</p>
<p>
- LV2 plugins are distributed as folders/directories. They need to
+ LV2 plugins are folders/directories. They need to
installed in either /usr/lib/lv2, /usr/local/lib/lv2 or a directory
mentioned in your LV2_PATH environment variable.
</p>