vst

A step-by-step guide to turn a stock Kubuntu 26.04 LTS install into a low-latency audio workstation that can run Windows VST2 / VST3 / CLAP plugins in a native Linux DAW (REAPER, Bitwig, Ardour, etc.) through yabridge.

[!info] Assumptions - Fresh(ish) Kubuntu 26.04 LTS, 64-bit, default PipeWire audio stack. - Your user has sudo rights. - Commands are run in Konsole using bash. - Codename used below: $(lsb_release -sc) resolves automatically, so you don't need to type it.