Guitarix is a free and open source virtual guitar amplifier for Linux, BSD and for MacOSX. It is working on Jack Audio Connection Kit. The working principle is simple, it takes the input signal from guitar and processed by a main amp and a rack-section and routed separately. This then deliver a final stereo signal via Jack. It comes with more than 25 build-in modules to add effects. You can enhance the features by adding LADSPA and LV2 plugins in Guitarix
Install Guitarix on Ubuntu
It is available in Ubuntu repositories and as a flatpak packages. Open the Ubuntu terminal application (ctrl+alt+T) and run these below commands one by one. It will install Guitarix on Ubuntu. If needed enter your Ubuntu user password during the installation.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install guitarix
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Install Guitarix via flatpak:
If you don’t have flatpak, then install it via below flatpak installation tutorial link. Restart your system after flatpak installation.
How to install flatpak on Ubuntu
Open your terminal and run below Guitarix installation command.
flatpak install flathub org.guitarix.Guitarix
Then run it via below command.
flatpak run org.guitarix.Guitarix
That’s it.
