How can I install Yousician Launcher?

Question

I've just downloaded a file called "Yousician.tar.gz". I understand it's a compacted file and it contains other files and folders. I can extract the contents with no problems. I wonder, though, how I can run the software. I really have no experience with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (which is the one installed in my PC) or any other version of it.

Can anyone help, please?

Answer 1

Using Yousician on Linux is not longer possible.

They seem to withdraw Linux support lately.

There is declined feature request about this.

Answer 2

1. Download archive from https://app.yousician.com/signup

2. Unpack it to any folder

3. Go to this folder

4. Run “Yousician Launcher” file

Tip: if your OS version is 64 bit, run this command in terminal

sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 zlib1g:i386 libglu1:i386 libxcursor1:i386 libasound2:i386 libasound2-plugins:i386 libxrandr2:i386

You may also find this article helpful: How to run 32-bit app in Ubuntu 64-bit?

Answer 3

This answer is a supplement to Andrew's answer as I followed a different route for my install.

Do the following in a terminal window.

1. cd to the Download folder.
2. Extract the archive using tar -xvf Yousician.tar.gz
3. Next we will move it to /opt using sudo mv Yousician\ Launcher/ /opt/yousician
4. And make a shortcut to the launcher using sudo ln -sf /opt/yousician/Yousician\ Launcher /usr/bin/yousician

5. We also want a Unity dash entry so run gedit ~/.local/share/applications/Yousician.desktop, then paste the following

   [Desktop Entry]
   Name=Yousician
   Comment=Start the Yousician Launcher
   Exec="yousician"
   Icon=/opt/yousician/Yousician.app/Yousician_Data/Resources/UnityPlayer.png
   Terminal=false
   Type=Application
   Categories=Game;
   Name[en]=Yousician
   

And that is it. You should now find it in the Unity Dash (might need a restart).

PS. for a 64-bit check the tip in Andrew's answer (based on the official guide).