### Author:  [@dchase](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/dchase)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-more-explicit-instructions-for-linux-install/116/1 "2024-04-10T16:01:07Z")
Apologies for very basic install questions, I am fairly new to Linux. I am running linux mint. I have managed to get this installed, at least getting success message but have no idea how to launch zrythm. So this is what I did:
1. Download zrythm-trial-1.0.0.beta.6.7.1-installer.zip into /Downloads
2. Extract to /Downloads/zrythm-trial-1.0.0.beta.6.7.1-installer
3. browse to folder, run install.sh in terminal
4. click yes to install program
5. install successful.
Looks like it installed successfully… but I have know idea how to open/access the program from here.
- I tried to launch zrythm file in terminal without success.
- Its not in my menu of programs.
- I couldn’t really find any help here: [Installation - Zrythm 1.0.0-beta.6.7.1 documentation](https://manual.zrythm.org/en/getting-started/installation.html)
Where did I go wrong, what I am missing?
thanks so much for any help.
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### Author:  [@alex](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/alex)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-more-explicit-instructions-for-linux-install/116/2 "2024-04-11T03:08:55Z")
> [@dchase](#):
>
> Its not in my menu of programs.
Maybe your desktop environment needs a restart to apply the changes. Can you please try running `xdg-desktop-menu forceupdate --mode system` in a terminal and checking your programs menu again?
Also the installer should probably use `xdg-desktop-menu` too (it currently doesn’t)… I will make it use that in the next release.
>
I will also edit the “install success” message to say how you can launch Zrythm.
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### Author:  [@dchase](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/dchase)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-more-explicit-instructions-for-linux-install/116/3 "2024-04-11T04:50:49Z")
Hi thanks & thanks so much, this kinda worked.. but
Running the command `xdg-desktop-menu forceupdate --mode system` put _zrhythm beta_ in the system menu. Clicking it, I got the above screenshot, unfortunately, there is no way to advance the screen - I can’t scroll, arrow key, or tab further, though there are the four dots below that imply I could.
Am I missing something?
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### Author:  [@dchase](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/dchase)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2024, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-more-explicit-instructions-for-linux-install/116/4 "2024-04-11T05:05:28Z")
Sorry, another thing I wanted to add…
I did try the flatpak yesterday - it installed, got into the menu, but didn’t launch. I uninstalled it. Is there some to try get it to work, if the above installer doesn’t work?
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### Author:  [@alex](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/alex)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-more-explicit-instructions-for-linux-install/116/5 "2024-04-11T10:27:06Z")
> [@dchase](#):
>
> there is no way to advance the screen - I can’t scroll, arrow key, or tab further, though there are the four dots below that imply I could
That is a problem. You should be perform to do those actions. Can you try clicking and dragging the screen towards the left to make it progress? If you aren’t able to get mouse/keyboard input there can you please record a screencast showing you launching Zrythm and attempting to navigate this carousel?
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### Author:  [@alex](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/alex)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2024, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-more-explicit-instructions-for-linux-install/116/6 "2024-04-11T10:28:35Z")
> [@dchase](#):
>
> I did try the flatpak yesterday - it installed, got into the menu, but didn’t launch.
What menu? Can you try running it from the command line and copy-pasting the output here?
`flatpak run org.zrythm.Zrythm` should launch it.
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### Author:  [@dchase](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/dchase)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2024, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-more-explicit-instructions-for-linux-install/116/7 "2024-04-14T07:32:10Z")
Apologies for late response, I am pasting the response below, but the formatting may be wonky:
$ flatpak run org.zrythm.Zrythm
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.505: (zrythm\_app\_startup:883): Starting up…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.507: (localization\_init:258): Initing localization with system locale en\_NZ.UTF-8
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.507: (localization\_init:295): setting locale to en\_NZ.UTF-8 (found en\_NZ.UTF-8)
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.507: (plugin\_settings\_new:684): Plugin settings file at /home/dante/.var/app/org.zrythm.Zrythm/data/zrythm/plugin-settings.yaml does not exist
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.508: (user\_shortcuts\_new:59): User shortcuts file at /home/dante/.var/app/org.zrythm.Zrythm/data/zrythm/shortcuts.yaml does not exist
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.687: (create\_and\_load\_lilv\_word:289): Creating Lilv World…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.687: (string\_print\_strv:573): LV2 paths: /app/lib/lv2 | /app/extensions/Plugins/lv2 | /app/lib/zrythm/lv2 | /app/share/zrythm/lv2
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.687: (create\_and\_load\_lilv\_word:300): LV2 path: /app/lib/lv2:/app/extensions/Plugins/lv2:/app/lib/zrythm/lv2:/app/share/zrythm/lv2
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.687: (create\_and\_load\_lilv\_word:303): create\_and\_load\_lilv\_word: LV2 path: /app/lib/lv2:/app/extensions/Plugins/lv2:/app/lib/zrythm/lv2:/app/share/zrythm/lv2
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.687: (create\_and\_load\_lilv\_word:317): create\_and\_load\_lilv\_word: loading all…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/zita\_rev1.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/parametric\_eq.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/gate\_stereo.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/white\_noise.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/phaser.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/cubic\_distortion.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/lowpass\_filter.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/wah4.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/highpass\_filter.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/triple\_synth.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/smooth\_delay.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/compressor.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/peak\_limiter.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (load\_bundled\_lv2\_plugins:388): Loaded bundled plugin at file:///app/lib/zrythm/lv2/flanger.lv2/manifest.ttl
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (cached\_plugin\_descriptors\_new:85): Cached plugin descriptors file at /home/dante/.var/app/org.zrythm.Zrythm/data/zrythm/cached\_plugin\_descriptors.yaml does not exist
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (plugin\_collections\_new:81): Plugin collections file at /home/dante/.var/app/org.zrythm.Zrythm/data/zrythm/plugin\_collections.yaml does not exist
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.694: (file\_manager\_new:100): adding drives…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.697: (file\_manager\_new:132): adding volumes without an associated drive…
(zrythm:11): zrythm-WARNING \*\*: 19:29:21.713: (append\_files\_from\_dir\_ending\_in:343): Failed opening directory /home/dante/.var/app/org.zrythm.Zrythm/data/zrythm/chord-preset-packs: Error opening directory “/home/dante/.var/app/org.zrythm.Zrythm/data/zrythm/chord-preset-packs”: No such file or directory
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.713: (chord\_preset\_pack\_manager\_new:478): no user chord presets found
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zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.714: (zrythm\_app\_startup:921): Running Zrythm in /home/dante
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.714: (guile\_init:78): Initializing guile subsystem…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.714: (zrythm\_app\_startup:928): GTK\_THEME was ‘(null)’. unsetting…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.714: (zrythm\_app\_startup:932): Installing signal handlers…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.714: (zrythm\_app\_startup:946): Initing X threads…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.714: (zrythm\_app\_startup:955): Making fftw planner thread safe…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.714: (zrythm\_app\_startup:961): Initing LSP DSP…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.714: (zrythm\_app\_startup:968): Architecture: x86\_64
Processor: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core™ i5-1240P
Model: vendor=Intel, family=0x6, model=0x9a
Features: FPU CMOV MMX FXSAVE SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 SSE4.2 XSAVE FMA3 AVX AVX2
(zrythm:11): Gdk-WARNING \*\*: 19:29:21.721: (gdk\_display\_manager\_open\_display:441): No such backend: quartz
(zrythm:11): Gdk-WARNING \*\*: 19:29:21.721: (gdk\_display\_manager\_open\_display:441): No such backend: win32
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.835: (z\_gtk\_source\_language\_manager\_get:810): 0: /home/dante/.var/app/org.zrythm.Zrythm/data/gtksourceview-5/language-specs
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.835: (z\_gtk\_source\_language\_manager\_get:810): 1: /app/share/gtksourceview-5/language-specs
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.835: (z\_gtk\_source\_language\_manager\_get:810): 2: /usr/share/gtksourceview-5/language-specs
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.835: (z\_gtk\_source\_language\_manager\_get:810): 3: /usr/share/runtime/share/gtksourceview-5/language-specs
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.835: (z\_gtk\_source\_language\_manager\_get:810): 4: /run/host/user-share/gtksourceview-5/language-specs
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.835: (z\_gtk\_source\_language\_manager\_get:810): 5: /run/host/share/gtksourceview-5/language-specs
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.835: (z\_gtk\_source\_language\_manager\_get:810): 6: /app/share/zrythm/gtksourceview-5/language-specs
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.838: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1000): called startup on G\_APPLICATION\_CLASS
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.838: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1004): application registered: 1, is remote 0
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.838: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1006): application resources base path: /org/zrythm/Zrythm
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.838: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1022): Monitor scale factor: 1
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.838: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1039): Theme set
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.838: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1043): setting icon theme to ‘zrythm-dark’
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.838: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1056): added icon theme search path: /app/share/icons
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.838: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1065): added icon theme search path: /app/share/zrythm/themes/icons
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.838: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1073): added icon theme search path: /home/dante/.var/app/org.zrythm.Zrythm/data/zrythm/themes/icons
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.838: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1080): looking for GDK Pixbuf formats…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.838: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: png
description: PNG
mime types: image/png
extensions: png
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.838: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: jpeg
description: JPEG
mime types: image/jpeg
extensions: jpeg, jpe, jpg
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: ani
description: Windows animated cursor
mime types: application/x-navi-animation
extensions: ani
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: avif
description: AV1 Image File Format
mime types: image/avif
extensions: avif
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: BSD
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: bmp
description: BMP
mime types: image/bmp, image/x-bmp, image/x-MS-bmp
extensions: bmp
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: gif
description: GIF
mime types: image/gif
extensions: gif
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: icns
description: MacOS X icon
mime types: image/x-icns
extensions: icns
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: GPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: ico
description: Windows icon
mime types: image/x-icon, image/x-ico, image/x-win-bitmap, image/vnd.microsoft.icon, application/ico, image/ico, image/icon, text/ico
extensions: ico, cur
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: jxl
description: JPEG XL image
mime types: image/jxl
extensions: jxl
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: BSD-3
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: pnm
description: PNM/PBM/PGM/PPM
mime types: image/x-portable-anymap, image/x-portable-bitmap, image/x-portable-graymap, image/x-portable-pixmap
extensions: pnm, pbm, pgm, ppm
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: qtif
description: QuickTime
mime types: image/x-quicktime, image/qtif
extensions: qtif, qif
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: svg
description: Scalable Vector Graphics
mime types: image/svg+xml, image/svg, image/svg-xml, image/vnd.adobe.svg+xml, text/xml-svg, image/svg+xml-compressed
extensions: svg, svgz, svg.gz
is scalable: 1
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: tga
description: Targa
mime types: image/x-tga
extensions: tga, targa
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: tiff
description: TIFF
mime types: image/tiff
extensions: tiff, tif
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: webp
description: The WebP image format
mime types: image/webp, audio/x-riff
extensions: webp
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: xbm
description: XBM
mime types: image/x-xbitmap
extensions: xbm
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (print\_gdk\_pixbuf\_format\_info:659): Found GDK Pixbuf Format:
name: xpm
description: XPM
mime types: image/x-xpixmap
extensions: xpm
is scalable: 0
is disabled: 0
license: LGPL
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.839: (load\_icon:679): Attempting to load an icon from the icon theme…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.844: (load\_icon:683): found: 1
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.844: (load\_icon:709): Icon found.
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.844: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1094): Setting gtk icon theme resource paths…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.844: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1130): Resource paths set
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.844: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1160): CSS theme path: /app/share/zrythm/themes/css/zrythm-theme.css
(zrythm:11): Gtk-WARNING \*\*: 19:29:21.844: (gtk\_css\_provider\_parsing\_error:182): Theme parser error: zrythm-theme.css:1:1-9: Unknown @ rule
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.845: (zrythm\_app\_startup:1167): set default css provider from path: /app/share/zrythm/themes/css/zrythm-theme.css
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.845: (raise\_open\_file\_limit:861): Your system is configured to limit Zrythm to 1048576 open files
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.845: (void vamp\_print\_all():26): loading 0 vamp libraries…
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.856: (on\_language\_changed:223): language changed to English
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.862: (localization\_init:270): preferred lang: ‘English’ (en)
zrythm-Message: 19:29:21.862: (localization\_init:279): setting locale to default
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### Author:  [@dchase](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/dchase)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-more-explicit-instructions-for-linux-install/116/8 "2024-04-14T07:49:17Z")
I have a screencast recorded, but can’t upload here (only images?). Can I share that with some other way?
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### Author:  [@alex](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/alex)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-more-explicit-instructions-for-linux-install/116/9 "2024-04-14T07:53:33Z")
You can upload videos on gitlab. Can you please create an issue about this bug and post the screencast there? [Sign in · GitLab](https://gitlab.zrythm.org/zrythm/zrythm/-/issues/new)
You can use the same account you use on this forum.
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### Author:  [@alex](https://forum.zrythm.org/u/alex)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.zrythm.org/t/is-it-possible-to-get-more-explicit-instructions-for-linux-install/116/10 "2024-04-14T10:14:54Z")
> [@dchase](#):
>
> there is no way to advance the screen - I can’t scroll, arrow key, or tab further, though there are the four dots below that imply I could.
This has been resolved now. This is how to make it proceed: click and drag the center of that screen to the left (like you would swipe on your phone)
I have also just added navigation buttons to go to the previous/next page. They will be available next release.