New Install - limits.conf or limits.d - What do I need to change?

Installation & Configuration Linux
#1

Hello,

I’m a longtime supporter of the Ardour project and I have hardly used the software! I remember getting frustrated with the install process several times before and putting my experimentation on the back burner. Here is what I’m getting when I ./Ardour-7.3.0-x86_64.run. I want to make sure I install this correctly from the start. Can anyone let me know what I need to do to get this install going without a hitch?

Verifying archive integrity… 100% All good.
Uncompressing Ardour 100%

Welcome to the Ardour installer

Ardour will be installed for user postjohn in /opt

[sudo] password for postjohn:
Sun Feb 26 01:13:45 PM MST 2023
Architecture is x86_64
Checking for required disk space
Bundle is on ext4 filesystem
Unpacking bundle for x86_64
Bundle unpacked

Checking system libs to see if they are compatible with Ardour.

Installing Ardour 7.3.0 in /opt

Adding Ardour to the applications menu

Creating a desktop link for Ardour in /home/postjohn/Desktop

Copying uninstall script to /opt

Creating link Ardour7 in /usr/local/bin

Install Harrison XT plugins and ACE plugin GUIs? [Y/n]: y
Deploying Harrison plugins to /opt/Ardour-7.3.0/lib/LV2/Harrison.lv2

System failed the quick sanity check… Looking for the cause

System does not allow realtime for the current user… Looking for a solution

!!! WARNING !!! - The current user can not execute realtime processes.
This will adversely affect audio latency.
This system has an audio group and the user is a member. If jack was
just installed, a simple log out/in may fix this.

For best results, please correct this on your system.
(Hint: check /etc/security/limits.conf or /etc/security/limits.d/)

Press ENTER to continue:

#2

Please read this (it applies even if you do not use JACK): How do I configure my linux system to allow JACK to use realtime scheduling? | JACK Audio Connection Kit

Note that there is some evidence of a few recent Linux distros breaking these instructions, but at least check this first.

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#3

Thank you for taking the time to respond. :slightly_smiling_face: I will take a look at this solution and try it tomorrow. BTW, I am a Kali (Debian) user with full stable updates. Not sure if Debian was one of the distros breaking the instructions.