Muse Hub for Linux only as DEB file?
Hi y'all,
I'm running Solus which is an independent Linux OS. It cannot use DEB files to install things.
Muse Hub seems to be only available as a DEB file for Linux users.
How will I be able to install Muse Hub?
I have been using MuseScore 3.6.2 (AppImage) successfully for some time, now I've downloaded version 4 but cannot make use of it fully if I cannot install Muse Hub. Correct?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Keep up your fantastic work, guys!
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You can use MS4 fully without Muse Hub. It is only required if you wish to use the optional Muse Sounds playback library.
Some users have manually extracted it (search the forums) and the Muse Hub team has announced that they're looking into releasing differently packaged versions as well.
In reply to You can use MS4 fully… by jeetee
Thanks for your reply, mate!
Can I just install MuseScore 4 and use all my scores that I created in the past without trouble?
Or should I wait for a more stable version?
If it should work I'd delete MuseScore 3.
In reply to Thanks for your reply, mate!… by jwalesch
Barring any bugs that might affect you, it will work without trouble.
I'd advise you to keep 3 around for a bit longer in parallel.
In reply to Barring any bugs that might… by jeetee
OK, maybe I was a little unspecific.
I do want to make use of MuseHub and its specific soundfonts although my linux system (Solus) cannot use DEB files.
Is there a way to do that?
Will there be a way to do that if it isn't possible yet?
In reply to OK, maybe I was a little… by jwalesch
It's one thing to pursue the MS development team for an answer on DEB plus (the many other) different distribution methods. Have you sought help from the Solus org (or Solus users on a message forum) to ask if a DEB can be migrated to whatever Solus uses? While Linux is my main OS and has been for a long time, I've never had need to go outside the DEB and RPM (and a few other popular distros) packaging varieties. Maybe DEBs can be migrated by end-users, maybe not. You'll likely have to approach help outside MuseScore.
In reply to It's one thing to pursue the… by Are Jayem
You could always try to install this manually.
The archiver package from you distribution should be able to open it by double clicking.
If not:
make a temp directory and copy the deb file there
extract:
.../tmp/temp$ ar -x Muse_Hub.deb
.../tmp/temp$ ls
control.tar.xz data.tar.xz debian-binary Muse_Hub.deb
The file you want are in the data file, can be extracted with:
tar xfv data.tar.xz
You will end up with:
control.tar.xz data.tar.xz debian-binary Muse_Hub.deb opt usr
/opt/muse-hub can just be copied to /opt
You might check how services work in your distribution.
This is the content of usr
usr
├── bin
│ ├── muse-hub
│ └── muse-hub-service
├── lib
│ └── systemd
│ └── system
│ └── muse-hub.service
└── share
├── applications
│ └── muse-hub.desktop
└── icons
└── hicolor
├── 128x128
│ └── apps
│ └── muse-hub.png
├── 256x256
│ └── apps
│ └── muse-hub.png
├── 48x48
│ └── apps
│ └── muse-hub.png
└── 64x64
└── apps
└── muse-hub.png
16 directories, 8 files
Perhaps it just works by just starting bin/muse-hub-service without installing the service.(as root...)
and then start bin/muse-hub
good luck
In reply to You could always try to… by graffesmusic
Hopefully the OP will report back whatever results from your suggestion, so OTHERS can have a hope with their particular OS distro. Look at the world we live in, with distros as varied as ice cream flavors...