In synaptic make sure the "universe" repository is selected (you can do this from Settings->Repositories). Then reload the package information, select lilypond and install it. Alternatively if you already know this repository is activated, you can simply open a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get lilypond Good luck, Bernard On Sun, May 09, 2010 at 11:01:28AM +0000, Oliver Penrose wrote: > Please explain to me how to install the LILYPOND program on my X22 laptop, > which > is using UBUNTU. So far I have not got anywhere, trying to follow the > instructions on your web site(s) > > I went to the web site > > http://lilypond.org/web/install/ > > which says > "When we have whetted your appetite for LilyPond, then this is the right page. > Click the download links for the platform of your choice, and go onto Getting > started." > > About 5 lines down, there is a Ubuntu symbol and to the right of that it says > "included with distribution" the words "with distribution" being purple, so I > clicked on them. > Then I clicked on the words Getting started in the sentence copied above and I > was transferred to the page > > http://lilypond.org/web/install/getting-started > > but nothing works, for example when I type the command > > lilypond test.ly > > the answer is > > lilypond: Command not found. > > Yours, Oliver Penroes > > > > > _______________________________________________ > bug-lilypond mailing list > bug-lilypond@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond _______________________________________________ bug-lilypond mailing list bug-lilypond@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond