Installation

From a package

Here is a list of some packages available for Unix distributions.

From sources

• Get the latest release or sources

• install dependencies:

  • OS specific dependencies:

    • Windows
    • Unix

  • Python dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt

  • optional dependencies:

    • pyopengl-accelerate: this will make PyOpenGL go a good bit faster
    • pyaudio: this provides support for microphone input, which is required for vocal play
    • gettext: for translations

• compile native modules:

  python setup.py build_ext --inplace --force
  

Windows

Only 32 bit Python is supported

Install the following dependencies:

• pyWin32
• win32 dependency pack (to unzip into the win32 directory)

Unix

Install the following dependencies:

• a C++ compiler
• Python 2.7
• OpenGL
• ffmpeg
• pkg-config
• python’s developpment headers
• and: GLU, GLib, SDL, SDL_mixer, libogg, libvorbisfile, libtheora, libsoundtouch, libswscale (part of ffmpeg) development headers.