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title: "[English] Diretta for Linux : Installation of ALSA drivers"
description: Dear all, please find in the following link a tutorial to support the installation of Diretta Alsa Drivers under Ubuntu 20.04 (Should work under FEDORA). Let’s start 1/ install Ubuntu Server 20.04 2/ connect to Ubuntu with the user credentials…
url: "https://patatorz.com/docs/diretta-for-linux-installation-of-alsa-drivers/"
updated: "2023-01-24"
category: Diretta
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# [English] Diretta for Linux : Installation of ALSA drivers

Dear all, please find in the following link a tutorial to support the installation of Diretta Alsa Drivers under Ubuntu 20.04 (Should work under FEDORA). Let’s start

1/ install Ubuntu Server 20.04

2/ connect to Ubuntu with the user credentials you created during the Ubuntu installation

3/ Install and use [WinSCP](https://winscp.net/eng/download.php) under Windows (or CyberDuck for MAC) to connect to Ubuntu (user credentials) and upload the Diretta ALSA drivers to **/home/user** directory

4/ update packages

`# sudo apt update# sudo apt dist-upgrade`

5/ install std package to unzip the drivers

```
# sudo apt install zstd
```

6/ unzip the drivers to the /opt folder (latest drivers : to be checked on [diretta website](https://help.diretta.link/en/support/home) - here 0_104_8)

`# sudo tar --use-compress-program=unzstd -xvf DirettaALSAdriver_0_104_8.tar.zst -C /opt/`

7/ define the kernel use

`# uname -r`

8/ move to the right folder

`# cd /opt/DirettaALSAdriver/driver`

9/ compile the drivers into the kernel. Identify the kernel path (normally in /usr/src/...)

`# sudo make KERNELDIR=/usr/src...`

`update /usr/src...with the right path`

10/ insert the module in the kernel
`# sudo modprobe snd_pcm# sudo insmod ./alsa_bridge.ko`

11/ check the alsabridge is well implemented
`# sudo lsmod | grep alsa_bridge`

12/ move the right folder, make files executable and copy the parameters file
`chmod +x syncAlsa_x64chmod +x direttaHost.shmv /opt/DirettaALSAdriver/setting.inf /etc/Diretta-profile.inf`

13/ update the diretta_bridge_host.service as per below
`# sudo nano opt/DirettaALSAdriver/diretta_bridge_host.service`

14/ Update the diretta_bridge_driver.service as per below
`# sudo nano /opt/DirettaALSAdriver/diretta_bridge_driver.service`

15/ update the direttaHost.sh as per below
`# sudo nano /opt/DirettaALSAdriver/direttaHost.sh`

16/ move to the right directory and execute direttaHost.sh
`# cd/opt/DirettaALSAdriver/# sudo ./direttaHost.sh`

17/ if everything went right, the alsa drivers should be visible inside your application (MPD, Roon, etc...). You can check if your target is well connected in USB with 
`# aplay -l`

18/ Normally no need to change anything on the network. From my side i just ensured the interfaces are just in DHCP with the following files in **/etc/systemd/network**

`Installation  systemd-serviced instead of Network Manager# sudo apt install network-manager# sudo systemctl disable NetworkManager# sudo systemctl stop NetworkManager# sudo systemctl start systemd-networkd# sudo apt remove NetworkManagerenp2s0f0.network file in /etc/systemd/network (my Diretta connection)[Match]Name=enp2s0f0[Network]DHCP=yesLinkLocalAddressing=ipv6#[DHCPv4]# RouteMetric=2`