# Fedora Linux: I cant load any plugins
**URL:** https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73
**Category:** Technical Support
**Created:** [January 15, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73 "2024-01-15T16:58:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@Jorvents](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/Jorvents)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/1 "2024-01-15T16:58:16Z")
Hello,
I downloaded zrythm 6.0.26 on fedora linux. I have been trying to load vst3 plugins put they are not showing up on the daw. I chose a custom location and put the .so file in a folder inside of plugins folder I chose. I also tried putting it into \* `$HOME/.vst`, but still didnt work. Please help me with loading vst3 plugins
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### Author:  [@alex](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/alex)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/2 "2024-01-15T17:09:26Z")
Hi, more information is needed.
1. Is this the Flatpak version? How did you install Zrythm?
2. Can you post the path you entered for VST3 here?
3. What plugins have you tried with?
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### Author:  [@Jorvents](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/Jorvents)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/3 "2024-01-15T19:48:06Z")
Thank you for helping
1. I installed it by running bash install.sh that I downloaded from the offical page
2. /home/jorvents/Documents/Canvas/Music/Software/plugins/vst3
3. I have tried decentsampler and SurgeXT
I also have tried vst2
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### Author:  [@alex](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/alex)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/4 "2024-01-16T08:13:45Z")
Thanks.
Can you please post the output of
```bash
ls -lh /home/jorvents/Documents/Canvas/Music/Software/plugins/vst3
```
?
Also can you try deleting [the plugin cache file](https://manual.zrythm.org/en/plugins-files/plugins/scanning.html#plugin-cache), then running Zrythm and letting it scan plugins, then send me the [log file](https://manual.zrythm.org/en/appendix/files-and-directories.html#log-file) via DM?
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### Author:  [@Jorvents](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/Jorvents)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/5 "2024-01-16T14:18:53Z")
Output:
ls -lh /home/jorvents/Documents/Canvas/Music/Software/plugins/vst3
total 0
drwxr-xr-x. 1 jorvents jorvents 32 Jan 14 21:10 DecentSampler
drwxr-xr-x. 1 jorvents jorvents 22 Jan 14 21:10 SurgeXT.so
I tried deleting the plugin cache file and didnt work.
Logs:
>
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### Author:  [@alex](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/alex)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/6 "2024-01-16T14:37:27Z")
> [@Jorvents](#):
>
> drwxr-xr-x. 1 jorvents jorvents 32 Jan 14 21:10 DecentSampler
> drwxr-xr-x. 1 jorvents jorvents 22 Jan 14 21:10 SurgeXT.so
these are not VST3 plugins, hence no VST3 plugins are scanned. VST3 plugins end in `.vst3`
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### Author:  [@Jorvents](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/Jorvents)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/7 "2024-01-16T15:08:46Z")
When I downloaded the linux version of the plugin it came with this
ls -lh /home/jorvents/Documents/Canvas/Music/Software/Decent\_Sampler-1.9.11-
My friend said I should put it in a folder the so file
I also tried putting it in the .vst3
This is what my plugin came with from the linux version:
Linux-Dynamic-x86\_64
total 18M
-rwxrwxr-x. 1 jorvents jorvents 9.1M Dec 18 18:00 DecentSampler
-rwxrwxr-x. 1 jorvents jorvents 8.7M Dec 18 18:00 DecentSampler.so
drwxrwxr-x. 1 jorvents jorvents 16 Dec 18 18:00 DecentSampler.vst3
-rw-rw-r–. 1 jorvents jorvents 1.2K Dec 18 18:00 readme.txt
I tried putting the DecentSampler.vst3 and deleted cached\_plugin\_descriptors.yaml (plugin cache file). It doesnt apear in the daw put it apears in the cache file
- schema\_version: 1
author: Decidedly
name: DecentSampler
category: Instrument
category\_str: Instrument
num\_audio\_ins: 0
num\_audio\_outs: 2
num\_midi\_ins: 1
num\_midi\_outs: 1
num\_ctrl\_ins: 2112
num\_ctrl\_outs: 0
num\_cv\_ins: 0
unique\_id: 0
num\_cv\_outs: 0
arch: 64-bit
protocol: VST3
path: /home/jorvents/Documents/Canvas/Music/Software/plugins/vst3/DecentSampler.vst3
uri: 0xABCDEF01,0x9182FAEB,0x446C6479,0x44736D70
min\_bridge\_mode: None
has\_custom\_ui: 1
ghash: 1353855265
Why its not apearing in the daw?
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### Author:  [@alex](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/alex)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/8 "2024-01-16T15:23:25Z")
> [@Jorvents](#):
>
> Why its not apearing in the daw?
Can you post a screenshot of the plugin browser? Maybe you have filters enabled
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### Author:  [@Jorvents](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/Jorvents)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/9 "2024-01-16T15:36:20Z")
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### Author:  [@Jorvents](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/Jorvents)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/10 "2024-01-16T15:59:55Z")
Maybe its because its a folder with a .vst3 ending. It came like this
ls -lh /home/jorvents/Documents/Canvas/Music/Software/plugins/vst3/DecentSampler.vst3/Contents
total 0
drwxrwxr-x. 1 jorvents jorvents 30 Dec 18 18:00 Resources
drwxrwxr-x. 1 jorvents jorvents 32 Dec 18 18:00 x86\_64-linux
Do i need to compile it?
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### Author:  [@alex](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/alex)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/11 "2024-01-16T16:10:36Z")
The plugin seems fine. You have a category selected in Zrythm. Unselect it and it should appear.
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### Author:  [@Jorvents](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/Jorvents)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/12 "2024-01-16T16:15:00Z")
No I have protocol selected
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### Author:  [@Jorvents](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/Jorvents)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/14 "2024-01-16T16:24:19Z")
It acts weird. I cant select anything or deselect
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### Author:  [@alex](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/alex)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/15 "2024-01-16T16:28:09Z")
Click this button in each tab until nothing has a badge that says says (1)
See this section in the manual for details (although it needs an update): [Plugin Browser - Zrythm v2.0.0-DEV documentation](https://manual.zrythm.org/en/plugins-files/plugins/plugin-browser.html)
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### Author:  [@Jorvents](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/Jorvents)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/16 "2024-01-16T17:03:31Z")
I can see the plugin now!
Sorry if asking here was dumb.
Thank you
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/fedora-linux-i-cant-load-any-plugins/73/17 "2024-01-17T17:04:21Z")
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