Please be aware that Hauptwerk on Linux is unsupported by the editor, Milan Digital Audio:
- They won’t offer you support for Linux-related issues.
- Installation is still not as straightforward as on Windows, even if it is way more easier now than it was years ago. Hence this tutorial 😉
In reality, Linux is not an operating system on its own. It is only a kernel. In order to have a complete operating system, we need other tools and softwares which will cooperate with the Linux kernel. Those tools and softwares are distributed along with the kernel in what is caltled a distribution.
There are plenty of Linux distributions available, and discussing about all those is out of the scope of this tutorial.
For our Hauptwerk project, we will use Bluefin, a Linux distribution that is very complete, secure, easy to maintain, and based on Fedora, a historical, popular and rock-solid distribution.
Bluefin is not the only solution available. Using Hautpwerk with Wine/Bottles and WineASIO is obviously possible on many others. If you are already a Linux user, and you prefer to continue this tutorial with Ubuntu, Linux Mint, EndeavourOS, ZorinOS, Debian… Feel free to do it! As long as you are able to use your audio hardware, install Bottles and compile WineASIO, it should work as in this tutorial.