Picard Linux Install

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Installing Picard on Linux

Setup and install guide for Picard under Linux. If you don't want to install third party binary packages, have a look at PicardSourceInstall.


Ubuntu

To install Picard on Ubuntu (i386 and amd64) follow these steps:

  1. If you haven't used Universe and Multiverse repositories yet, add them first.
  2. Add repository deb http://users.musicbrainz.org/~luks/ubuntu dapper main to your /etc/apt/sources.list. See Ubuntu documentation for more detailed guide on adding repositories.
  3. Run sudo apt-get update to update lists of packages and sudo apt-get install picard in console to install Picard.
  4. Alternatively you can use Synaptic to install Picard.

The repository is signed with LukasLalinsky's PGP key. To import the key so apt can use it, run these commands:

gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv 92132F7B
gpg --export --armor 92132F7B | sudo apt-key add -
  • When will packages be available for Edgy? Some of the dependencies are not compatible, but are probably trivial to fix in the packages. I may be able to help with some of the changes. --AndrewConkling
    • I know this is a stupid answer, but it'll be done when it's done. :) I don't use Ubuntu and don't have time and motivation to build the packages for Edgy. If you want to help: 1 2 3 4 5 - these packages are for Debian Unstable, which means they should be compatible also with Edgy. --LukasLalinsky
      • Not really a stupid answer since I got the impression (before you removed the Debian paragraph) that you used Ubuntu and not Debian. :) Thanks for the links. What should I do about them? Modify them and get back to you? --AndrewConkling
        • I have managed to install picard on edgy, based on your feed. All I had to do was rebuild the python2.4-musicbrainz package, changing the python2.4-ctypes dependency to python-ctypes. Detailed instruction are here: http://gnurou.org/blog/gnurou/2006/10/19/picard_0_7_on_ubuntu_edgy --Gnurou
          • Thanks for the fix, Gnurou. However, I wouldn't like to mess with my package system, I had some bad experiences with inconsistencies in the past. Any chance that this fix will be added to the repository? Thanks, --JJC
            • Yes, I'd like to make a Edgy repository this week. --LukasLalinsky

Gentoo

Marti Raudsepp (aka intgr) has written a Portage overlay for Picard 0.7.0 and related packages, plus bleeding-edge subversion ebuilds.

Arch Linux

Augusto Oliveira has created the necessary PKGBUILDs for Picard 0.7.0 and all its dependencies. The main PKGBUILD can be found at:

And the procedure to be followed to install it can be found at:

ALT Linux

Mikhail Yakshin aka GreyCat has compiled all ~10 packages that were needed by Picard and Picard itself into ALT Linux Sisyphus repository, so all ALT Linux users can now instantly run Picard 0.6.0 after simple "apt-get install picard". His package can be downloaded from http://sisyphus.ru/srpm/picard