Linux Installation
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Only works on Intel-based (i386 or amd64) Linux distributions.

1) Install a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK) version
   6 or above. Version 8 or greater is recommanded.

2) Set the value of the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the location of a JDK or
   JRE. A typical value for JAVA_HOME is

   /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64
   
   On some Linux distributions, you can use the following generic symbolic link if it
   exists:
   
   /usr/lib/jvm/default-java
   
   Note: the plugins will load "libjvm.so" from "$JAVA_HOME/lib/server/libjvm.so"
         to start a JVM.

3) Copy all files from the 'Linux-32' or 'Linux-64' directory to the LADSPA or VST
   plugin directory. Use files from 'Linux-32' on 32 bit Linux, and files from
   'Linux-64' on 64 bit Linux. It is not possible to install both versions. Only
   the version that matches the OS architecture (32 bit or 64 bit) will work.
   
   The LADSPA plugin directory is specified by the LADSPA_PATH environment variable
   if it exists. Else it is one of the following default locations:
   
   /usr/lib/ladspa
   /usr/local/lib/ladspa
   
   The location of the VST plugin directory depends on the host. Some hosts use
   the VST_PATH environment variable, others allow the directory to be configured
   from their preference dialog.

   The plugins implement both the LADSPA and VST plugin interfaces. 
