From 994f86e7fe838634db84ab6e3c0a3e21a7b7eac0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Davis Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 09:49:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] tweak getting plugins install text --- .../06_getting_plugins.html | 26 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/_manual/11_working-with-plugins/06_getting_plugins.html b/_manual/11_working-with-plugins/06_getting_plugins.html index 4277a48..bd1576e 100644 --- a/_manual/11_working-with-plugins/06_getting_plugins.html +++ b/_manual/11_working-with-plugins/06_getting_plugins.html @@ -93,17 +93,31 @@ The following list shows plugin packages. In some cases, a package cont

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. +

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+ Finding them will typically require searching 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.

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). +

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+ 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.

- 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.

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