Pqluglist- Sibelius Music Composition & Notation Software

[Parksville-Qualicum Linux Users group mail list]

Thanks, Alfred.

I googled and got an even earlier ubuntu link which was inconclusive.  I
emailed a link to the Sibelius site to my friend and told her that I would
ask our mailing list for comments on the cross-over procedure if she bought
a Windows laptop.  She wrote back that the fellow she was talking to at Tom
Lee Music advised her to buy a Mac laptop but she didn't know it was because
the application was not written for Linux until I told her.   She is running
Linux Mint on her desktop because of frequent Windows crashing and had a
friend who works at one of the computer companies here install Mint for
her.  She  requires a laptop to hook up to her piano so she can print out
her music and has decided to purchase a Mac laptop for this purpose.  I also
sent her a link to our Web site and invited her and her computer technician
to check us out at the next meeting.

Doreen


On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Parksville-Qualicum Linux Users group mail
list <pqluglist at pqlug.org> wrote:

> Here's an old thread (2007) that says it can be done with WINE:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=515478
> Probably best to get on the WINE or Crossover site and look at their list
> of applications.
>
> VMWare or VirtualBox should work fine because it is actually running
> Windows. They may need to play with the audio or video settings to get it to
> look and sound right, but it shouldn't be difficult.
>
> MIDI input/output might be an issue especially if they are using the game
> port, but probably best just to give it a try and see what happens then
> troubleshoot any issues if they come up.
>
> --
>
> Alfred
>
>
> Doreen wrote:
>
>> Sibelius is currently only written for Windows and Mac.  Has anyone had
>> any
>> success in running it on Linux using Crossover Office, VMWare, Win4Lin,
>> etc.?  I am enquiring for a friend who is running Linux Mint.  Thanks.
>> Doreen
>>
>
>
>
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