Hello Ralph!
You should have a look at the installation instructions
<https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.25/Documentation/learning/graphical-setup> which
will guide you through the process. I've linked to the development
version, but it will be the same for the stable one.
In essence, you install Frescobaldi, then within Frescobaldi, you choose
the version of Lilypond to install. Frescobaldi handles the rest,
thanks to the amazing work of Jean Abou Samra and team.
As the documentation was recently revised, I'd be glad of your feedback
on how it goes for you.
Cheers,
Colin
On 2026-03-25 8:21 p.m., Ralph Palmer wrote:
Thanks for all your help over so many years!
My 10 year old HP laptop which I had converted to Linux Ubuntu lost
its internet adapter late last week. I'm now trying to set up my
Lenovo laptop that came with Linux Ubuntu. I could not do a restore
from my full backup because the Lenovo would not recognize the backup
program.
So, I'm stuck trying to install both Frescobaldi and LilyPond myself.
I would like to install the latest stable version of each. Maybe a
later version of LilyPond; I'm not sure. There are no instructions for
installation that I can find on either the Frescobaldi or the LilyPond
main site. I've tried the LilyPond archives.
I can work with terminal, but I think I need fairly explicit
instructions. I have downloaded
lilypond-2.24.4-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
and I can get Frescobaldi 4.0.3 from their website.
but I don't know what to do next.
I apologize for my computer inabilities. I used to be good at this.
All the best,
Ralph
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Ralph Palmer
Seattle
USA
(he, him, his)
[email protected]
