Installation for Linux
Make sure you read the Getting Started page.
Upgrading? You may want to back up your configuration first.
Debian and Ubuntu
We provide three equivalent .deb
files for the most common architectures. Please download the appropriate one:
For Intel/AMD based machines (amd64):
Download Jamulus (.deb, amd64)
For ARM based machines (e.g. Raspberry Pi, armhf, arm64):
Download Jamulus 32 bit (.deb, armhf)Download Jamulus 64 bit (.deb, arm64)
After you downloaded the correct file:
- Ubuntu only - Enable the Ubuntu “universe” repository (you can use the GUI-based approach or CLI-based approach).
- Update apt by opening a console window (CTRL+ALT+T should work) and type:
sudo apt-get update
- Go to where you downloaded the installer and either double-click on it, or use the command line:
sudo apt install ./jamulus_3.9.1_ubuntu_amd64.deb
for armhf:sudo apt install ./jamulus_3.9.1_ubuntu_armhf.deb
for arm64:sudo apt install ./jamulus_3.9.1_ubuntu_arm64.deb
- Once installed, you can delete the file and close any console windows.
Note that if you need to upgrade Jamulus to a newer version, just download the new .deb file and re-install as above.
Other distributions
For installers on other distributions, see their package managers and Repology. If an up-to-date version of Jamulus is not included in your distribution, you can compile Jamulus from source. Note also the contributed installation scripts.
Set up your hardware
Configure JACK with QjackCtl
Jamulus Clients need JACK to run, but you need to configure that first. The recommended method is to use QjackCtl
.
- Launch QjackCtl. You will see the Qt JACK Control utility main page
- Configure your audio hardware as follows (the exact settings for JACK will depend on what your audio hardware is capable of):
- Set the audio Interface to the one you want (there may be several in the list)
- Set the Sample Rate to 48000
- Set the Frames/Period to 128 and Periods/Buffer at 2 at first
Restart JACK for the new settings to take effect
Start Jamulus
With JACK running and configured, launch Jamulus.
If you get problems with sound breaking up (in particular XRUN errors reported by JACK/QjackCtl) try setting bigger values (e.g. 256 frames or 3 periods). Lower ones (e.g. 64 frames) could bring better performance but maybe more sound problems. See the troubleshooting page otherwise.
All installed?
Take a look at the