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If you've downloaded the source code then you have to compile it, since you are using Linux Mint, you can get em from the repo by typing
in the Terminal.
That way you will get the latest stable FreeDink, however it will use the open source sounds from the FreeDink Data and ya may not have MIDI files in it, so you need to use PlayOnLinux to install the windows version of the original Dink Smallwood 1.08 to get the original files and copy the dink folder content from it to freedink's dink one.
You may not have MIDI music yet since it most likely needs a Timidity setup, but as i have mentioned previously you need freepats or Fluid soundfont for instruments and then configure timidity to use one of them. Both of em are also downloadable from the repo so use the same apt-get install command to get em. The package names are:
For the GS version
For GM version
Then you need to edit the timidity.cfg (Of course as root!) and do either of the followings.
Using FreePats
Type
and
at the end of the text and then save.
Using Fluid soundfont
Just type
at the end of the text.
Dunno about Linux Mint but ya have to be a part of the audio group to use Timidity so you need to type.
After all that make this command as a autostart
timidity -iA -B 2,8 -Os
and restart your Linux system.
I cannot help you much since I am using ArchLinux on my old laptop and the only difference comes with the directory path. But it should work similarly and Linux Mint most likely comes with Timidity by default.
sudo apt-get install freedink freedink-data freedink-dfarc freedink-engine
in the Terminal.
That way you will get the latest stable FreeDink, however it will use the open source sounds from the FreeDink Data and ya may not have MIDI files in it, so you need to use PlayOnLinux to install the windows version of the original Dink Smallwood 1.08 to get the original files and copy the dink folder content from it to freedink's dink one.
You may not have MIDI music yet since it most likely needs a Timidity setup, but as i have mentioned previously you need freepats or Fluid soundfont for instruments and then configure timidity to use one of them. Both of em are also downloadable from the repo so use the same apt-get install command to get em. The package names are:
freepats
fluid-soundfont-gs
For the GS version
fluid-soundfont-gm
For GM version
Then you need to edit the timidity.cfg (Of course as root!) and do either of the followings.
Using FreePats
Type
dir <path to freepat's pat folder>
and
source <path to freepats cfg file>
at the end of the text and then save.
Using Fluid soundfont
Just type
soundfont <path to the SF2 file>
at the end of the text.
Dunno about Linux Mint but ya have to be a part of the audio group to use Timidity so you need to type.
sudo gpasswd -a <username> audio
After all that make this command as a autostart
timidity -iA -B 2,8 -Os
and restart your Linux system.
I cannot help you much since I am using ArchLinux on my old laptop and the only difference comes with the directory path. But it should work similarly and Linux Mint most likely comes with Timidity by default.
