2015 chiptune tracker fixed for 2026 Debian 13+ (GCC14/Qt5.15)
Free MIDI sequencer for GNU/Linux (Mac OS X source available)
NOTE: MIDI only - requires outboard hardware or external synth routing
Devices: Tutka outputs ALSA MIDI only.
Connect: Route MIDI to a hardware synth, or to a software synth via ALSA/JACK/PipeWire.
Compatible File Import/Export Formats
Import Tutka songs (.tutka), OctaMED SoundStudio Songs (.med),
Export Tutka songs (.tutka), OctaMED SoundStudio Songs (.med), Standard MIDI Files (.mid)
wget https://github.com/findsp/tutka/releases/download/v1.1.3/tutka
chmod +x tutka
./tutkaRuntime deps: sudo apt install libqt5widgets5 libqt5gui5 libqt5core5a libqt5sql5-sqlite
sudo apt install qtbase5-dev qt5-qmake libqt5sql5-sqlite build-essential
git clone https://github.com/findsp/tutka.git
cd tutka
qmake tutka.pro && make -j$(nproc)
./tutka# .deb packaging WIP
sudo apt install qt5-default libasound2-dev checkinstall
# make install → checkinstall → tutka_1.1.3-1_amd64.debKey fixes:
- ✅ Added BINARY install
- ✅ Correct runtime deps
- ✅ qt5-default → qtbase5-dev (modern naming)
- ✅ Both binary + source paths
- ✅ No duplication
- ✅ CTP-EOS Debian 13 trixie confirmed
- ✅ Linux Compatible Binary should work on all Linux distributions.
