diff --git a/HowToBuildLinux.md b/HowToBuildLinux.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebce087c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HowToBuildLinux.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Build Vocaluxe - HowTo (Linux)
+
+* Clone the repository (see [this](https://github.com/Vocaluxe/Vocaluxe/blob/develop/HowToBuildWin.md) for help)
+* Navigate to the cloned repository and execute `make`. Make sure that all dependencies are installed and the process completes without errors.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Output/Linux/blank.cur b/Output/Linux/blank.cur
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..048f06b4
Binary files /dev/null and b/Output/Linux/blank.cur differ
diff --git a/Output/Themes/Ambient/Button.png b/Output/Themes/Ambient/Button.png
index 58685b3e..47a97da5 100644
Binary files a/Output/Themes/Ambient/Button.png and b/Output/Themes/Ambient/Button.png differ
diff --git a/Output/Themes/Ambient/CoverTile.png b/Output/Themes/Ambient/CoverTile.png
index 7db093e7..e76d04e3 100644
Binary files a/Output/Themes/Ambient/CoverTile.png and b/Output/Themes/Ambient/CoverTile.png differ
diff --git a/Output/Themes/Ambient/Menu.png b/Output/Themes/Ambient/Menu.png
index 25fc125e..c5c56a49 100644
Binary files a/Output/Themes/Ambient/Menu.png and b/Output/Themes/Ambient/Menu.png differ
diff --git a/Output/Themes/Ambient/Random.png b/Output/Themes/Ambient/Random.png
index f19c9dc3..b07ecf7b 100644
Binary files a/Output/Themes/Ambient/Random.png and b/Output/Themes/Ambient/Random.png differ
diff --git a/Output/Themes/Ambient/SelectSlide.png b/Output/Themes/Ambient/SelectSlide.png
index 46b86a23..167beb4e 100644
Binary files a/Output/Themes/Ambient/SelectSlide.png and b/Output/Themes/Ambient/SelectSlide.png differ
diff --git a/Output/Themes/Ambient/SelectSlidePlayer.png b/Output/Themes/Ambient/SelectSlidePlayer.png
index 4fb9a6df..2a100dbd 100644
Binary files a/Output/Themes/Ambient/SelectSlidePlayer.png and b/Output/Themes/Ambient/SelectSlidePlayer.png differ
diff --git a/Output/Themes/Ambient/SongMenu.png b/Output/Themes/Ambient/SongMenu.png
index 443f35d3..6e6b0c6b 100644
Binary files a/Output/Themes/Ambient/SongMenu.png and b/Output/Themes/Ambient/SongMenu.png differ
diff --git a/PartyModes/PartyModeChallenge/PartyModeChallenge.csproj b/PartyModes/PartyModeChallenge/PartyModeChallenge.csproj
index 193da7d0..1d0a49a9 100644
--- a/PartyModes/PartyModeChallenge/PartyModeChallenge.csproj
+++ b/PartyModes/PartyModeChallenge/PartyModeChallenge.csproj
@@ -93,9 +93,14 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>if exist "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code" rd "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code" /S /Q
+    <PostBuildEvent Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">if exist "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code" rd "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code" /S /Q
 cd $(SolutionDir)Partymodes\
 xcopy "$(ProjectDir)*.cs" "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code\" /EXCLUDE:Excludes.txt /I /Y</PostBuildEvent>
+    <PostBuildEvent Condition=" '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">rm -rf "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code"
+mkdir -p "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code\"
+cp -R $(ProjectDir)*.cs "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code\"
+rm -f "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code\GlobalSuppressions.cs"
+    </PostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/PartyModes/PartyModeChallengeMedley/PartyModeChallengeMedley.csproj b/PartyModes/PartyModeChallengeMedley/PartyModeChallengeMedley.csproj
index 135ffa4c..d4ddbb68 100644
--- a/PartyModes/PartyModeChallengeMedley/PartyModeChallengeMedley.csproj
+++ b/PartyModes/PartyModeChallengeMedley/PartyModeChallengeMedley.csproj
@@ -93,9 +93,14 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>if exist "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code" rd "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code" /S /Q
+    <PostBuildEvent Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">if exist "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code" rd "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code" /S /Q
 cd $(SolutionDir)Partymodes\
 xcopy "$(ProjectDir)*.cs" "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code\" /EXCLUDE:Excludes.txt /I /Y</PostBuildEvent>
+    <PostBuildEvent Condition=" '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">rm -rf "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code"
+mkdir -p "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code\"
+cp -R $(ProjectDir)*.cs "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code\"
+rm -f "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code\GlobalSuppressions.cs"
+    </PostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/PartyModes/PartyModeTicTacToe/PartyModeTicTacToe.csproj b/PartyModes/PartyModeTicTacToe/PartyModeTicTacToe.csproj
index 0ccffb7b..599cfeec 100644
--- a/PartyModes/PartyModeTicTacToe/PartyModeTicTacToe.csproj
+++ b/PartyModes/PartyModeTicTacToe/PartyModeTicTacToe.csproj
@@ -92,9 +92,14 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>if exist "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code" rd "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code" /S /Q
+    <PostBuildEvent Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">if exist "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code" rd "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code" /S /Q
 cd $(SolutionDir)Partymodes\
 xcopy "$(ProjectDir)*.cs" "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code\" /EXCLUDE:Excludes.txt /I /Y</PostBuildEvent>
+    <PostBuildEvent Condition=" '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">rm -rf "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code"
+mkdir -p "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code\"
+cp -R $(ProjectDir)*.cs "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code\"
+rm -f "$(SolutionDir)Output\PartyModes\$(TargetName)\Code\GlobalSuppressions.cs"
+    </PostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/PitchTracker/Helper.h b/PitchTracker/Helper.h
index 6b36eff2..7356e608 100644
--- a/PitchTracker/Helper.h
+++ b/PitchTracker/Helper.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
-
+#include <stddef.h>
 float* short2FloatArray(short* in, size_t len);
 double* short2DoubleArray(short* in, size_t len, bool scale = true);
 void freeFloatArray(float* floats);
diff --git a/PitchTracker/PitchWrapper.h b/PitchTracker/PitchWrapper.h
index 11b32b84..bff9c12d 100644
--- a/PitchTracker/PitchWrapper.h
+++ b/PitchTracker/PitchWrapper.h
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 #include "ptAKF.h"
 #include "dywapitchtrack/ptDyWa.h"
 
-#define DllExport extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
+#ifdef __linux__
+	#define DllExport extern "C"
+#else
+	#define DllExport extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
+#endif
+
 
 DllExport Analyzer* Analyzer_Create(unsigned step);
 DllExport void Analyzer_Free(Analyzer* analyzer);
diff --git a/PitchTracker/makefile b/PitchTracker/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d2a9f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PitchTracker/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+objects = \
+	compatibility.o \
+	dywapitchtrack/dywapitchtrack.o \
+	dywapitchtrack/ptDyWa.o \
+	FFT/FFT.o \
+	FFT/RealFFTf.o \
+	Helper.o \
+	performous/pitch.o \
+	ptAKF.o \
+	PitchWrapper.o
+
+CPPFLAGS = -std=gnu++11 -fPIC
+
+PitchTracker: $(objects)
+	gcc -shared -o libPitchTracker.dll.so -fPIC $(objects)
+	strip libPitchTracker.dll.so
+	cp libPitchTracker.dll.so ../Output/
+
+clean:
+	rm -f ../Output/libPitchTracker.dll.so libPitchTracker.dll.so $(objects)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Vocaluxe.sln b/Vocaluxe.sln
index b3499d21..d0a07589 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe.sln
+++ b/Vocaluxe.sln
@@ -202,10 +202,6 @@ Global
 		{54A48AF7-515C-4EDD-B395-2BFFA096050A}.ReleaseWin|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 		{54A48AF7-515C-4EDD-B395-2BFFA096050A}.ReleaseWin|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{54A48AF7-515C-4EDD-B395-2BFFA096050A}.ReleaseWin|x86.Build.0 = Release|Win32
-		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.DebugLinux|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
-		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.DebugLinux|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
-		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.DebugLinux|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
-		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.DebugLinux|x86.Build.0 = Debug|x86
 		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.DebugWin|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
 		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.DebugWin|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
 		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.DebugWin|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
@@ -214,10 +210,6 @@ Global
 		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.InstallerWin|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.InstallerWin|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
 		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.InstallerWin|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
-		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.ReleaseLinux|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
-		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.ReleaseLinux|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
-		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.ReleaseLinux|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
-		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.ReleaseLinux|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
 		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.ReleaseWin|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.ReleaseWin|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 		{93356718-3A0B-4784-AAE1-215065BFFC66}.ReleaseWin|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Base/CRecord.cs b/Vocaluxe/Base/CRecord.cs
index 9b671f76..8c55f6e8 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Base/CRecord.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Base/CRecord.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Record;
+#if WIN
 using Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Record.DirectSound;
+#endif
 using Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Record.PortAudio;
 using VocaluxeLib;
 
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/CProgrammHelper.cs b/Vocaluxe/CProgrammHelper.cs
index 651ef8bf..9f342c90 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/CProgrammHelper.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/CProgrammHelper.cs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe
 
         public static bool CheckRequirements()
         {
+#if WIN
             if (!_IsVC2012Installed())
             {
                 CLog.LogError(
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ namespace Vocaluxe
                     true, true);
                 return false;
             }
-             * */
+            */
+#endif //TODO: check for dependencies on linux?
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CCoverDB.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CCoverDB.cs
index efd33c13..7c902fbe 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CCoverDB.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CCoverDB.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ using System.Data.SQLite;
 
 #else
 using Mono.Data.Sqlite;
+using SQLiteCommand = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteCommand;
+using SQLiteDataReader = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteDataReader;
+using SQLiteTransaction = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteTransaction;
 #endif
 
 namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Database
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CDatabaseBase.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CDatabaseBase.cs
index bbe0f026..186fb3f0 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CDatabaseBase.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CDatabaseBase.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ using System.Data.SQLite;
 
 #else
 using Mono.Data.Sqlite;
+using SQLiteCommand = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteCommand;
+using SQLiteConnection = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteConnection;
+using SQLiteDataReader = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteDataReader;
 #endif
 
 namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Database
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CHighscoreDB.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CHighscoreDB.cs
index 5e9b20ce..6733e217 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CHighscoreDB.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CHighscoreDB.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ using System.Data.SQLite;
 
 #else
 using Mono.Data.Sqlite;
+using SQLiteCommand = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteCommand;
+using SQLiteConnection = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteConnection;
+using SQLiteDataReader = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteDataReader;
+using SQLiteTransaction = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteTransaction;
 #endif
 
 namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Database
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CResourceDB.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CResourceDB.cs
index 0da33eb9..64b0a181 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CResourceDB.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Database/CResourceDB.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ using System.Data.SQLite;
 
 #else
 using Mono.Data.Sqlite;
+using SQLiteCommand = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteCommand;
+using SQLiteConnection = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteConnection;
+using SQLiteDataReader = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteDataReader;
+using SQLiteTransaction = Mono.Data.Sqlite.SqliteTransaction;
 #endif
 
 namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Database
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Draw/CDrawBaseWindows.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Draw/CDrawBaseWindows.cs
index 145ce1e7..6915cd8c 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Draw/CDrawBaseWindows.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Draw/CDrawBaseWindows.cs
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Draw
         protected void _OnMouseLeave(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             _Mouse.Visible = false;
+            #if !WIN && !DEBUG
+            _Form.Cursor = Cursors.Default;
+            #endif
             Cursor.Show();
         }
 
@@ -161,6 +164,9 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Draw
         {
             Cursor.Hide();
             _Mouse.Visible = true;
+            #if !WIN && !DEBUG //don't want to be stuck without a cursor when debugging
+            _Form.Cursor = new Cursor("Linux/blank.cur"); //Cursor.Hide() doesn't work in Mono
+            #endif
         }
         #endregion
 
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Draw/COpenGL.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Draw/COpenGL.cs
index 04f41743..4c78c436 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Draw/COpenGL.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Draw/COpenGL.cs
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Draw
             bool ok = false;
             try
             {
+                #if WIN
                 var gm = new GraphicsMode(32, 24, 0, (int)CConfig.Config.Graphics.AAMode);
+                #else
+                var gm = new GraphicsMode(24, 24, 0, (int)CConfig.Config.Graphics.AAMode);
+                #endif
                 _Control = new GLControl(gm, 2, 1, GraphicsContextFlags.Default);
                 if (_Control.GraphicsMode != null)
                     ok = true;
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Input/CHIDAPI.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Input/CHIDAPI.cs
index 59d86148..7c761f8d 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Input/CHIDAPI.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Input/CHIDAPI.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Input
 #endif
 
 #if LINUX
-        private const string _HIDApiDll = "libhidapi.so";
+        private const string _HIDApiDll = "libhidapi-libusb.so";
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/GstreamerSharp/CGstreamerSharpAudio.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/GstreamerSharp/CGstreamerSharpAudio.cs
index e32d3795..e4cea03a 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/GstreamerSharp/CGstreamerSharpAudio.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/GstreamerSharp/CGstreamerSharpAudio.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.GstreamerSharp
         {
             if (_Initialized)
                 return false;
-
+            #if WIN
 #if ARCH_X86
             const string varName = "GSTREAMER_1_0_ROOT_X86";
 #endif
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.GstreamerSharp
             }
             string dllDirectory = gstreamerEnvVar + "bin\\";
             COSFunctions.AddEnvironmentPath(dllDirectory);
-
+            #endif
             Application.Init();
 
             _Initialized = Application.IsInitialized;
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/GstreamerSharp/CGstreamerSharpAudioStream.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/GstreamerSharp/CGstreamerSharpAudioStream.cs
index 7a6fc6a4..5f4e1f40 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/GstreamerSharp/CGstreamerSharpAudioStream.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/GstreamerSharp/CGstreamerSharpAudioStream.cs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.GstreamerSharp
                 return false;
             Length = -1;
             Element convert = ElementFactory.Make("audioconvert", "convert");
-            Element audiosink = ElementFactory.Make("directsoundsink", "audiosink");
+            Element audiosink = ElementFactory.Make("autoaudiosink", "audiosink");
 
             if (convert == null || audiosink == null)
             {
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Record/PortAudio/CPortAudioRecord.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Record/PortAudio/CPortAudioRecord.cs
index 76b952da..da2eaf9d 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Record/PortAudio/CPortAudioRecord.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Record/PortAudio/CPortAudioRecord.cs
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Record.PortAudio
                 return false;
 
             foreach (IntPtr handle in _RecHandle)
+            {
                 PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_StopStream(handle);
+                PortAudioSharp.PortAudio.Pa_CloseStream(handle);
+            }
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella/CAcinerella.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella/CAcinerella.cs
index 29ae5278..a93f1b71 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella/CAcinerella.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella/CAcinerella.cs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Video.Acinerella
 #endif
 
 #if LINUX
-        private const string _AcDll = "x64/libacinerella.so";
+        private const string _AcDll = "libacinerella.so";
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella/acinerella.c b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella/acinerella.c
index ba9a9a6e..ade729d3 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella/acinerella.c
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella/acinerella.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <libswresample/swresample.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#define AVCODEC_MAX_AUDIO_FRAME_SIZE 192000
 #define AUDIO_BUFFER_BASE_SIZE AVCODEC_MAX_AUDIO_FRAME_SIZE
 
 #define CODEC_TYPE_VIDEO AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ void CALL_CONVT ac_free_package(lp_ac_package pPackage)
   if (pPackage != NULL) {        
     AVPacket* pkt = &((lp_ac_package_data)pPackage)->ffpackage;
     if (pkt) {
-      if (pkt->destruct) pkt->destruct(pkt);
+      if (pkt->destruct){pkt->destruct = av_destruct_packet; pkt->destruct(pkt);} //FIXME: workaround for deprecation of AVPacket::destruct
       pkt->data = NULL; pkt->size = 0;
     }     
     av_free((lp_ac_package_data)pPackage);
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella/makefile b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella/makefile
index 1a823680..6f391b70 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella/makefile
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella/makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 acinerella: acinerella.c acinerella.h
-	gcc -c acinerella.c -I /usr/local/include
+	gcc -c -fPIC acinerella.c -I /usr/local/include
 
 ifeq ($(shell uname),Linux)
-	gcc -shared -o libacinerella.so acinerella.o -lavformat -lavcodec -lavutil -lm -lswscale 
+	gcc -shared -o libacinerella.so acinerella.o -lavformat -lavcodec -lavutil -lm -lswscale -lswresample
 	strip libacinerella.so
+	cp libacinerella.so ../../../../Output/
 else
 	gcc -shared -o acinerella.dll -fPIC acinerella.o -lavformat -lavcodec -lavutil -lm -lswscale -lws2_32
 	strip acinerella.dll
 endif
+
+clean:
+	rm -f libacinerella.so ../../../../Output/libacinerella.so
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Program.cs b/Vocaluxe/Program.cs
index 73b5a737..6bac885c 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Program.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Program.cs
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@ namespace Vocaluxe
                         CLog.LogError("Cannot load assembly " + args.Name + " from " + path + ": " + e + "\r\nOuter Error: " + e1);
                     }
                 }
+                #if LINUX
+                catch(FileNotFoundException){}
+                #endif
             }
             return assembly;
         }
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Vocaluxe.csproj b/Vocaluxe/Vocaluxe.csproj
index 1f2fcad1..c7e9328a 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Vocaluxe.csproj
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Vocaluxe.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">DebugWin</Configuration>
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@
     <Reference Include="Community.CsharpSqlite">
       <HintPath>..\Output\Community.CsharpSqlite.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="glib-sharp, Version=2.12.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=35e10195dab3c99f, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+    <Reference Include="glib-sharp, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=35e10195dab3c99f, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>True</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\Output\glib-sharp.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="gstreamer-sharp, Version=0.99.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5cbf79803e97ff61, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Web.Services" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
     <Reference Include="System.XML" />
+    <Reference Include="Mono.Data.Sqlite" Condition=" !('$(Configuration)' == 'DebugWin' Or '$(Configuration)' == 'ReleaseWin' Or '$(Configuration)' == 'InstallerWin')"/>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Base\CBackgroundMusic.cs" />
@@ -288,8 +289,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Lib\Input\CControllerFramework.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Playback\GstreamerSharp\CGstreamerSharpAudio.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Record\CRecordBase.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Record\DirectSound\CSampleDataEventArgs.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Record\DirectSound\CSoundCardSource.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Record\DirectSound\CSampleDataEventArgs.cs" Condition=" ('$(Configuration)' == 'DebugWin' Or '$(Configuration)' == 'ReleaseWin' Or '$(Configuration)' == 'InstallerWin')"/>
+    <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Record\DirectSound\CSoundCardSource.cs" Condition=" ('$(Configuration)' == 'DebugWin' Or '$(Configuration)' == 'ReleaseWin' Or '$(Configuration)' == 'InstallerWin')"/>
     <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Record\PitchTracker\CPitchTrackerTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Record\PitchTracker\CPtAKF.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Record\PitchTracker\CPtDyWa.cs" />
@@ -304,7 +305,7 @@
     <Compile Include="GameModes\IGameMode.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SongQueue\ISongQueue.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GlobalSuppressions.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Lib\Draw\CDirect3D.cs">
+    <Compile Include="Lib\Draw\CDirect3D.cs" Condition=" ('$(Configuration)' == 'DebugWin' Or '$(Configuration)' == 'ReleaseWin' Or '$(Configuration)' == 'InstallerWin')">
       <SubType>Form</SubType>
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Lib\Draw\CDrawWinForm.cs">
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Lib\Input\WiiMote\CWiiMote.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lib\Input\WiiMote\WiiMoteLib.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lib\Playlist\CPlaylistFile.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Record\DirectSound\CDirectSoundRecord.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Record\DirectSound\CDirectSoundRecord.cs" Condition=" ('$(Configuration)' == 'DebugWin' Or '$(Configuration)' == 'ReleaseWin' Or '$(Configuration)' == 'InstallerWin')" />
     <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Playback\OpenAL\COpenALPlay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Base\CSound.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Lib\Sound\Playback\PortAudio\CPortAudioPlay.cs" />
@@ -531,12 +532,13 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <PostBuildEvent>xcopy /E /D /Y "$(ProjectDir)\Website" "$(SolutionDir)\PhoneGap"
+    <PostBuildEvent Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">xcopy /E /D /Y "$(ProjectDir)\Website" "$(SolutionDir)\PhoneGap"
 powershell -command "$version = git describe --long; (Get-Content -Encoding UTF8 '$(ProjectDir)..\Output\Website\js\main.js') | Foreach-Object {$_ -replace '(?&lt;=var *matchingServerVersion * = *\\\")\w*(?=\\\" *;)', %2524('@(VersionNumber)'+' ('+$version+')')} | Set-Content -Encoding UTF8 '$(ProjectDir)..\Output\Website\js\main.js'"
 powershell -command "(Get-Content -Encoding UTF8 '$(ProjectDir)Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs') | Foreach-Object {$_ -replace '(?&lt;=AssemblyInformationalVersion\()(.*)(?=\))', '\"GITVERSION\"'} | Set-Content -Encoding UTF8 '$(ProjectDir)Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs'"</PostBuildEvent>
+    <PostBuildEvent Condition=" '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">cp -ruT "$(ProjectDir)Website" "$(SolutionDir)/PhoneGap"</PostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <PreBuildEvent>powershell -command "$version = git describe --long; (Get-Content -Encoding UTF8 '$(ProjectDir)Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs') | Foreach-Object {$_ -replace 'GITVERSION', $version} | Set-Content -Encoding UTF8 '$(ProjectDir)Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs'"</PreBuildEvent>
+    <PreBuildEvent Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">powershell -command "$version = git describe --long; (Get-Content -Encoding UTF8 '$(ProjectDir)Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs') | Foreach-Object {$_ -replace 'GITVERSION', $version} | Set-Content -Encoding UTF8 '$(ProjectDir)Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs'"</PreBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/VocaluxeLib/VocaluxeLib.csproj b/VocaluxeLib/VocaluxeLib.csproj
index e1faa2d8..7ee6d24c 100644
--- a/VocaluxeLib/VocaluxeLib.csproj
+++ b/VocaluxeLib/VocaluxeLib.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     <AssemblyName>VocaluxeLib</AssemblyName>
     <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">
     <TargetFrameworkProfile>Client</TargetFrameworkProfile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'DebugWin|AnyCPU'">
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@
     <Compile Include="XmlStructs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Xml\CTypeExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Xml\CXmlDeserializer.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Xml\CXmlReader.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Xml\CXMLReader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Xml\CXmlReaderBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Xml\CXmlSerializer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Enums.cs" />
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d366dbe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+windowsLibs = Output/gstreamer-sharp.dll Output/glib-sharp.dll
+all:
+	$(MAKE) -C PitchTracker
+	$(MAKE) -C Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella
+	rm -f $(windowsLibs)
+	xbuild /property:Platform=x64 /property:Configuration=ReleaseLinux
+
+clean:
+	xbuild /target:Clean
+	$(MAKE) -C PitchTracker clean
+	$(MAKE) -C Vocaluxe/Lib/Video/Acinerella clean
+	git checkout $(windowsLibs)