Picard Linux Install

Installing Picard on Linux

Setup and install guide for Picard under Linux.

Ubuntu

Packages

1. Add the line deb http://users.musicbrainz.org/~luks/ubuntu breezy main (or deb http://users.musicbrainz.org/~luks/ubuntu dapper main for Dapper) to your /etc/apt/sources.list.
2. Do sudo apt-get update to update lists of packages and sudo apt-get install picard in console to install Picard.

You can also use Synaptic to add the repository (Settings → Repositories → New) and install Picard.

Source code

See Installing picard-0.7.0 on Ubuntu 5.10 ("Breezy Badger") for instructions.

Debian

Ready made packages without warranty:

1. Add the line deb http://users.musicbrainz.org/~luks/ubuntu sid main to /etc/apt/sources.list
2. Do sudo apt-get update to update the repositories and the sudo apt-get install picard in console to install Picard

Gentoo

Marti Raudsepp (aka intgr) has written a Portage overlay for Picard 0.7.0 beta2 and related ebuilds.

• Installation instructions
• Overlay tarball

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 after simple "apt-get install picard". His package can be downloaded from http://sisyphus.ru/srpm/picard

Arch Linux

Augusto Oliveira (aka AugustoOliveira) has created the necessary PKGBUILDs for Picard 0.7.0 Beta 3 and all its dependencies. The main PKGBUILD can be found at:

• http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?do_Details=1&ID=4142

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

• http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ABS_-_The_Arch_Build_System