How To Install VCV Rack Ubuntu

Hello! I use Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS since today and downloaded the zip-File from the VCV-Website and unzipped the file and got the Rack2Free folder. There is this “rack”-file inside. Double-clicking on it doesn’t work. Is there anybody who can help me?

hello, you have to set executable flag and then start it with double click or right mouse and then choos execute. i’m on ubuntu studio 24.04 lts.

Thank for answering @karlderletzte. How do I “set executable flag”? I tried to install on ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS and got the same problem.

Edit: On Ubuntu 22.04. it is working now! But on ubuntu 24.04 it is still not working.

You can set the executable flag by right-clicking on the Rack file, going to Properties, going to the Permissions tab, and clicking the Is Executable checkbox.

I’m also running Ubuntu 24.04.

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Thank you for your answer. I can check that out on monday.

Cool, hope it works! I don’t remember having to do that manually, so it might turn out that you have some additional problem.