How To Install Mixxx 2.5.0 On Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04 And Derivative Systems (Via PPA or Flatpak)

As you may know, Mixxx is a free, open-source DJ software, designed to help both beginners and professional DJs. It is one of the most popular free DJ applications, having a lot of useful and interesting features.

Among others, Mixxx includes four decks, each equipped with pitch and tempo control, crossfaders, and EQ adjustments, enabling smooth transitions and flawless mixes, has built-in BPM detection, key detection, and waveform visualizations, integrated effects, allowing DJs to enhance their performance with reverb, echo and filters.

Also, it supports hundreds of MIDI controllers, allows the users to organize their music library, with playlists, smart crates, and track tagging, supports vinyl control with timecode records, has support for MP3, WAV, FLAC and OGG and has broadcasting and recording capabilities.

The latest version available is Mixxx 2.5.0, which comes with changes. More information is available in the release announcement.

How To Install Mixxx 2.5.0 On Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04 And Derivative Systems via PPA

If you want to install mixxx on your Ubuntu system via the PPA, you need to add the PPA to your system, update the local repository index and install the mixxx package. Like this:

sudo add-apt-repository sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mixxx/mixxx
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mixxx

Optional, to remove mixxx, do:

sudo apt remove mixxx
sudo add-apt-repository --remove sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mixxx/mixxx

How To Install Mixxx 2.5.0 On Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04 And Derivative Systems via Flatpak:

Setup Flatpak, if you don’t have it installed and configured already:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install flatpak
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Install Mixxx:

flatpak install flathub org.mixxx.Mixxx

If you are unable to find Mixxx via search, you can either logout and log back in or run the below command:

flatpak run org.mixxx.Mixxx

Optional, to remove calibre, do:

flatpak uninstall --delete-data org.mixxx.Mixxx

This is everything. Enjoy!

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