Unfortunately apt on Ubuntu does not have Lilypond and the version of Frescobaldi available is 3.0.3 or 3.0.4.
I have had little trouble using both on my Mac in the past 5 years or so. Previously I used a 2013 Intel MacBook Air (which now has Ubuntu on it) and currently a 2024 M3 MacBook Air running Sequoia 15.7.1. On the latter machine, installation was straightforward and easy using the downloads from their respective websites. You do have to dink around with Apple’s security to install and run the apps, but that is a one-time deal at installation. Installation used to be much more difficult 10 years ago than with the current packages, the developers of both Frescobaldi and Lilypond have done a very good job with compatibility. > On Oct 5, 2025, at 12:28 AM, Lucas Pinke <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've used Ubuntu, Mint XFCE, ALG¹ and (now) Arch. Never ran into a problem > installing Lilypond or Frescobaldi, be it with a package manager (apt or > pacman) or by copying the files to /usr/. Frescobaldi's "download Lilypond" > works out of the box. > > The only thing that might need some adjusting is the midi output: in arch I > had to download and run timidity and hook it to my QJackCtl connection - > really simple things that didn't come out of box working (in my specific > case). > > ¹Arch Linux GUI. Basically an Arch live boot environment (like Ubuntu) that > relied on the Calamares installer. Really good starter for Arch; sadly, the > project was halted. > > Em dom., 5 de out. de 2025, 01:06, J. G. Stalnaker <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> escreveu: >> I use both on MXLinux (KDE) with no problems, including midi playback. >> >> Guy S. >> >> -- >> >> "There is only love, and then oblivion. Love is all we have to set against >> hatred." (paraphrased) Ian McEwan >> >> On Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 10:12 PM Brian O'Folan <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> Hello folks. I'm new to this area of engraving my compositions. Is there >>> a Linux distribution that will work seamlessly with the current stable >>> versions of Lilypond and Frescobaldi? I've tried once before using my >>> older Mac but ran into road blocks. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
