Cannot get Vital linux VST to load on NixOS
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Description
### System Information
NixOS 26.05 Linux 7.2.6 Sway (Wayland)
### LMMS Version(s)
1.2.2-unstable-2026-04-21 from nixpkgs (26.05)
### Most Recent Working Version
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### Bug Summary
Cannot get Vital to load with carla nor vestige on NixOS, either crashes or fails to load
### Expected Behaviour
Vital should load correctly and function as expected
### Steps To Reproduce
# With vestige
1. Add the plugin from /run/current-system/sw/lib/vst or /run/current-system/sw/lib/vst3
2. You should get the following output depending on from which directory the plugin shared library was loaded:
```
unique ID: Vita
RemotePlugin::DebugMessage: inputs: 0; outputs: 2
RemotePlugin::DebugMessage: creating editor
Error while reading.
Process error: QProcess::Crashed
Remote plugin crashed
Starting detached.
```
```
RemotePlugin::DebugMessage: could not find entry point
QProcess: Destroyed while process ("/nix/store/zn1m90dsgzwglf20ahz9wl459362lyw0-lmms-1.2.2-unstable-2026-04-21/lib/lmms/NativeLinuxRemoteVstPlugin64") is still running.
```
# With carla
1. Add the following plugin path: /run/current-system/sw/lib/vst3
2. Add Vital plugin
3. LMMS freezes for a couple seconds
4. You should get the following output:
```
[carla] Trying to start carla-plugin using "/nix/store/7ap6fsppwrz6xp8bphhqf444x1wwbriy-carla-2.5.10/share/carla/resources/carla-plugin"
LRDF Support not available (LADSPA-RDF will be disabled)
Carla 2.5.10 started, status:
Python version: 3.13.15
Qt version: 5.15.19
PyQt version: 5.15.10
Binary dir: /nix/store/7ap6fsppwrz6xp8bphhqf444x1wwbriy-carla-2.5.10/lib/carla
Resources dir: /nix/store/7ap6fsppwrz6xp8bphhqf444x1wwbriy-carla-2.5.10/share/carla/resources
Frontend pixel ratio is 1.0
qt.qpa.wayland: Wayland does not support QWindow::requestActivate()
qt.qpa.wayland: Wayland does not support QWindow::requestActivate()
[1] 15071 segmentation fault (core dumped) lmms
aceinet-nix git:master* 199s
❯ Got SIGTERM -> Closing now
CarlaPipeCommon::_writeMsgBuffer(..., 8) - failed with -1 (false), message was:
exiting
```
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### Screenshots / Minimum Reproducible Project
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure with Vital from /run/current-system/sw/lib/vst and /run/current-system/sw/lib/vst3 using Vestige, then try the Carla plugin path and capture the reported crashes. Compare the output from both paths and verify that Vital loads and functions without LMMS freezing, crashing, or reporting a missing entry point.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, nixos
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100