LilyPond Contributor's Guide: 2.1.3 Using lilydev

### 2.1.3 Using lilydev

If you are not familiar with Linux, it may be beneficial to read a couple of “introduction to Ubuntu” webpages.

- One particular change from Windows and MacOS X is that most software should be installed with your “package manager”; this vastly simplifies the process of installing and configuring software. Go to Applications → Ubuntu Software Center.
- The rest of this manual assumes that you are using the command-line; double-click on the ‘Terminal’ icon on the desktop.
- Pasting into a terminal is done with `Ctrl+Shift+v`.
- The “Places” top-menu has shortcuts to a graphical “navigator” like Windows Explorer or the MacOS X Finder.
- Right-click allows you to edit a file with gedit. We recommend using gedit.
- Some contributors have recommended: (pdf available for free)

  >     http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/

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