# Installation

This distribution includes both the ladspa.h API header file and a number of hosts and example plugins. Go to the `src/` directory and type `make` to build and test them.

The `ladspa.h` API header file is needed to build hosts and plugins. It may be useful to install it in `/usr/local/include/` or `/usr/include/`. The programs generated in the `bin/` directory may be moved to `/usr/local/bin/` or `/usr/bin/` and the plugins generated in the `plugins/` directory may be moved to `/usr/local/lib/ladspa/` or `/usr/lib/ladspa/`.

To perform automatic installation, log in as root and run `make install`. This by default will install plugins, hosts and the header file into the `/usr/local/` tree.