From 5d86418fd2294f7b573eb8e41dca2bbb6ef37a3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Todd Naugle Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:39:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add README file from 2.0 ongoing git-svn-id: svn://localhost/ardour2/branches/3.0@8961 d708f5d6-7413-0410-9779-e7cbd77b26cf --- tools/linux_packaging/README | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 tools/linux_packaging/README diff --git a/tools/linux_packaging/README b/tools/linux_packaging/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fb99aa80fa --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/linux_packaging/README @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +* Installing Ardour: + +On most distributions, you can double-click the file "install.sh". + +Alternatively, you can use a Terminal to run the installer. Navigate +to the folder and run: + + ./install.sh + +The installer will ask for your root password, and copy the contents of +the appropriate bundle (32-bit or 64-bit) to your /opt folder. + + +* Links and Menu entries: + +In addition to installing the program, the installer will create: +1) A desktop link to launch the Ardour application +2) A menu entry in Gnome/KDE +3) An uninstall script in the /opt folder. + + +* Uninstaller: + +To uninstall Ardour, run the uninstaller script in the /opt folder +(as root). This will remove the app, desktop links, menu links, and +the uninstaller itself. + + +* Manual Installation: + +If you would prefer to install Ardour in a custom location, then you +may simply unzip the appropriate package (32bit or 64bit) to your +preferred location and run the Ardour application from the "bin" +folder inside. +