Installing on Linux
Can't do it. I downloaded the AppImage file, I went to Properties Permissions and changed the permissions to "read & write" and I checked it to "allow executing file as a program" but it won't double click and it won't run when I select Open. Should the permissions be for read only?
I went to Software Sources in PPA, but there is no software listed there.
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Select Permission and check to Allow execution
https://musescore.org/sites/musescore.org/files/2020-04/fjmb_0.pdf
In reply to Select Permission and check… by Shoichi
I already explained that I did that.
In reply to I already explained that I… by Rockhoven
Double click on the icon or a *.mscz file
In reply to Double click on the icon or… by Shoichi
I have no icon. All I have is the AppImage file and it won't run. If I click on an mscz file, it's going to open in 2.1. I don't want to delete 2.1 because I need both of the programs.
In reply to I have no icon. All I have… by Rockhoven
Wait a minute. It is beginning to fire up. I see the telemetry notice. But it is taking a very long time. Nope. It crashed before I could even select the option for telemetry.
In reply to Wait a minute. It is… by Rockhoven
What exactly is supposed to happen? I thought it was going to install first and place an icon. I've never had an installation like this on Windows. It's always been fast and simple.
In reply to What exactly is supposed to… by Rockhoven
It is a myth that you can install this program on Linux. This is the umpteenth time I've tried it. Is there someone here that runs Linux?
In reply to It is a myth that you can… by Rockhoven
It runs just fine on Linux.
In reply to Wait a minute. It is… by Rockhoven
Esc out of that Telemetry dialog
In reply to I have no icon. All I have… by Rockhoven
This is a 32-bit machine
OS: Linux Mint 19.3, Arch.: i386, MuseScore version (32-bit): 3.2.3+dfsg1-4~ppa1804+1 (Ubuntu bionic/i386),
it is not necessary to uninstall 2X.
Have you tried right-clicking on a file and selecting Open with, then navigate to MuseScore 3?
Try downloading again and then reboot the system.
In reply to This is a 32-bit machine OS:… by Shoichi
I don't have Musescore 3.0. I have an AppImage file that will not execute.
In reply to I don't have Musescore 3.0… by Rockhoven
Download from here: https://musescore.org/en/download
I had no problems on Linux Mint on this machine (32 bit) nor on the others (64 bit).
In reply to Download from here: https:/… by Shoichi
I downloaded from that link, I got the AppImage, I changed the permission setting in Properties, I tried double clicking, it won't double click, I tried Open, it starts to open then it crashes. Then it's not possible to get it to start opening again. I throw it in the trash and repeat the process which is the same each time. It starts to open once and only once and then it's goners. It gets as far as the telemetry notice, and even then the buttons don't work, then it crashes.
In reply to I downloaded from that link,… by Rockhoven
Wait a minute. I was so sick and nauseated that i decided to shut down and go to bed. I closed all of my windows and found that the program is stuck at the telemetry notice. It did not crash. Still, the buttons on the notice don't work. I'm going to bed and I'll try a reboot in the morning. I think it's going to be OK.
In reply to Wait a minute. I was so sick… by Rockhoven
Esc. out of that Telemetry dialog
I rebooted, it opens as far as the telemetry notice, but when I hover the cursor over the buttons, they don't get highlighted and I can't click them. I don't know why, If I can't make the telemetry selection, then it won't launch.
In reply to I rebooted, it opens as far… by Rockhoven
What is it normally doing at this stage of the operation? I would think that it does not do anything until I make a selection of yes or no on the telemetry. So I'm stuck there. I don't think it's the fault of the software, but it's got to be something about Cinnamon or my computer, but I can click on buttons and files everywhere else. I can double click a pdf file. This program did not respond to a double click.
In reply to What is it normally doing at… by Rockhoven
It's indeed a bug of Qt in combination with Cinnamon. If you look at the top of the window, you'll see it also being cut off, thus the contents displaced. The buttons are still there, but on the "normal" position and not where you see them.
However, as Jojo pointed out, we added implementation to the dialog so that you can press Esc to cancel out of it. The dialog will act as if you've hit the option to not send any telemetry data to MuseScore. If you wish, you can later enable that again in the preferences window.
In reply to It's indeed a bug of Qt in… by jeetee
I let it sit all night and this morning I went to it and clicked on the telemetry and it launched. Now it launches from the AppImage, but how can I do a full installation to get an icon?
In reply to I let it sit all night and… by Rockhoven
See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/install-linux#AppImage-install
In reply to See https://musescore.org/en… by Jojo-Schmitz
"To install it, run the AppImage from the Terminal with the "install" option (see immediately below). This copies a desktop file and various icons to your computer. If you want to remove them you will need to run the "remove" option before you delete the AppImage. This does not affect any scores created with any version of MuseScore."
So I am about to do this installation. I need to keep the AppImage file just in case I ever want to remove the installation? Can or should I move the AppImage file to the desktop first before running it in terminal?
In reply to "To install it, run the… by Rockhoven
I got started. I moved the file to Desktop, went to terminal and typed "cd ~/Desktop" and it says "No such file or directory."
In reply to I got started. I moved the… by Rockhoven
I didn't need "cd." I was trying to follow the directions as they appear on that page. Why is there the "cd" in the command if it's not useful?
In reply to I didn't need "cd." I was… by Rockhoven
How do I map the path from terminal to the file?
In reply to I didn't need "cd." I was… by Rockhoven
Read again, it says You will need to change directory (cd) to wherever the AppImage is saved your system, for example:
In reply to Read again, it says You will… by Jojo-Schmitz
I got that much down, but I don't know how to navigate to where the file is stored. I don't know the route to get there. Hold on, because I'm getting some help from the Linux forum, and I'm not going to do anything else with this until tomorrow. But thanks.
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/install-linux#AppImage-options
What does the * mean in the installation command?
The command should be ./MuseScore-3.4.2-x86_64.AppImage-install
Is this correct?
In reply to https://musescore.org/en… by Rockhoven
No, './MuseScore-3.4.2-x86_64.AppImage --install'
In reply to No, './MuseScore-3.4.2-x86… by Jojo-Schmitz
Well, that's about the only thing I have not tried. Let's see how it works.
In reply to Well, that's about the only… by Rockhoven
I've tried that. I thought you used one space and one dash. That's what I have not tried. I've tried the space and two dashes and it's a big fat negatory.
OK. I have it installed. The command is different from what is published on the page? I used a space, no dashes and just typed 'install.' Or maybe that was a mistake at Linux? I think you don't give the install prompt in detail on that page. I got that prompt from the Linux forum.
Then the command line did the installation in 3 steps. However, it moved the file from off of my desktop and into the .local/bin folder. I checked there and I have a copy of the AppImage file and two shortcut icons. One is 'mscore-portable' and the other is 'musescore-portable.'
What can I do next to get the icon onto the desktop? just move one of the shortcuts? Or do I need to move all three of these together? or what?
In reply to OK. I have it installed. the… by Rockhoven
I went to Menu and found 3.0 there and right clicked it to set it on my desktop. Now what can I do with the other files? I have the original AppImage on the desktop still, a copy of that in .local/bin, along with two shortcuts.
In reply to OK. I have it installed. the… by Rockhoven
So './MuseScore-3.4.2-x86_64.AppImage install'? Hmm, actually that's exactly what the handbook says, "using the 'install' option"
In reply to So './MuseScore-3.4.2-x86_64… by Jojo-Schmitz
./MuseScore-3.4.2-x86_64.AppImage install
No dashes.
Now what can I do with the other files? I have the original AppImage on the desktop still, a copy of that in .local/bin, along with two shortcuts.
In reply to ./MuseScore-3.4.2-x86_64… by Rockhoven
That is what I meant to write, copy/paste fail...
And is what the handbook says too.
I believe you can delete those other files
don't know what it says in the handbook, I'm running from page to page all the time between Musescore, Audacity and Linux. I think that Linux must have given me the incorrect install prompt. There is no definite prompt on the Musescore page. It just says to use the install command.
In reply to don't know what it says in… by Rockhoven
It says To install it, run the AppImage from the Terminal with the "install" option
It appears the icon file names specified inside the Appimage file (..._mscore-portable) are different from the actual file names (...-mscore-portable). Hyphen or underscore must be consistent!
In reply to It appears the icon file… by jameslin1120
That seems worth a bug report in the issue tracker
Linux Tessa here. Trying to install Musescore4. I know much about music, but not so much about Linux, and I don't understand all the chmods and other magic formulas in the comments. Maybe I'm dumb, followed all instructions, but on double clicking nothing happens. I give up.
In reply to Linux Tessa here. Know much… by Peter Kijn
Rught click Appimage->Properties->Permissions->Consent to run as a program. Close the dialog box and double-click should launch MU4
In reply to Rught click Appimage-… by Shoichi
Thank you very much Shoichi and a Merry Christmas! Only ... done as you say, but then just nothing happens. I installed Musesore4 on my son's computer as a test, and there it works perfectly. Maybe it's something about the configuration in my Linux (Tessa), and that's where I am just a dummy. Maybe something with soundcards (Focusrite here) ... no idea. Musescore3 works perfectly with it ...
In reply to Thank you very much Shoichi… by Peter Kijn
... maybe I should install a more recent Linux for a good start of the new year?
In reply to ... maybe I should install a… by Peter Kijn
Merry Christmas!.
OS: Linux Mint Cinnamon 20.3 (5.2.7), Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore Version (64-bit): 4.0.0-223590304, revision: 23aa113
Intel© Pentium© CPU J3710 @ 1.60GHz × 4 (8GB/1T)
A cheap machine, not very powerful but sufficient it seems, see: System requirements
In reply to Merry Christmas!. OS: Linux… by Shoichi
I believe you got it! Time to upgrade. Thank you very much.
In reply to I believe you got it! Time… by Peter Kijn
To try, if you like: On a 32bit laptop destined for scrap, I iminstalled the 64bit Linux Mint ISO and, apparently, the hardware supports it.
In reply to To try, if you like: On a… by Shoichi
That should not be possible, a 32-bit CPU can't run 64-bit code
In reply to That should not be possible,… by Jojo-Schmitz
I thought so, too. Maybe the 64-Bit ISO simulates? On that laptop runs Hypnotix, on the others 32-bit does not figure installable.
Edit: You are right (this is not new), I went to reboot it. This machine was running XP Professional (2004), when I got it back it no longer had an operating system and I just used the DVD I had. Sorry if I said something silly, it is not the first time and unfortunately it will not be the last.
In reply to I thought so, too. by Shoichi
We all have our senior moments 😉