On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 2:47 PM William Rehwinkel via LilyPond user discussion <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Dario, > > Personally, I think adding the `lilypond-2.24.1/bin` directory to $PATH > is the best way to handle this, whether you placed lilypond-2.24.1 in > the user's home directory or somewhere else. > > -William > > On 3/24/23 17:41, Dario Marrini wrote: > > Hi lilypond people, > > I'm using a LinuxMint 21.1 Linux OS distribution, it provides 2.22 > > Lilypond version, but in website I see there is 2.24 as last stable > > version; I've downloaded it, no installer is provided, how could I > > integrate the software in my system? is there a script or something else > > that could automate the process, or must I link every executable in > > /usr/bin or elsewhere, in any location 'touched' by my $PATH ? > There are no installation programs anymore since 2.24. Lilypond stands on its own and is self-contained. There are, however, extensive instructions for how to get LilyPond and Frescobaldi working in a GNU Linux system: Here are the installation instructions for a GUI install: https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/learning/graphical-setup-under-gnu_002flinux And here are the same instructions, but from the command line: https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/learning/command-line-setup -- Knute Snortum
