How do I run SuperCollider?

Question

I installed SuperCollider. However it didn't appear in my app menu. Also, I can't make up any good command which could start the interpreter.

How should I run it?

Solution

On Ubuntu 20.04:

sudo apt install supercollider

and now I can launch the IDE either with:

scide

or from the dash menu (reachable by pressing the "Windows key") by searching for "supercollider".

You could find the command by doing:

dpkg -l | grep supercol

which shows:

ii  supercollider                                               1:3.10.0+repack-1ubuntu2                         amd64        real time audio synthesis programming language
ii  supercollider-common                                        1:3.10.0+repack-1ubuntu2                         all          common files for SuperCollider
ii  supercollider-ide                                           1:3.10.0+repack-1ubuntu2                         amd64        integrated development environment for supercollider audio system
ii  supercollider-language                                      1:3.10.0+repack-1ubuntu2                         amd64        real time audio synthesis programming language
ii  supercollider-server                                        1:3.10.0+repack-1ubuntu2                         amd64        real time audio synthesis server
ii  supercollider-supernova                                     1:3.10.0+repack-1ubuntu2                         amd64        real time audio synthesis server (multiprocessor version)

and then:

dpkg -L supercollider-ide

contains:

/usr/bin/scide

How to run it from the command line without the IDE: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65360414/how-to-play-a-supercollider-file-non-interactively-from-the-terminal-command-lin

Comments

[Paul]

Exactly which package did you install?

[slhck]

See: blog.artfwo.net/2008/05/supercollider-for-human-beings.html