How To Install dpf-plugins on Debian 12

Learn how to install dpf-plugins on Debian 12 with this tutorial. dpf-plugins is Audio plugin collection from DISTRHO (metapackage)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpf-plugins on Debian 12.

What is dpf-plugins

dpf-plugins is:

Metapackage pulling-in collection of DPF-based plugins in LADSPA, DSSI, LV2 and VST2 formats.

The list of plugins/packs are:

  • glBars
  • Kars
  • Mini-Series (3BandEQ, 3BandSplitter, PingPongPan)
  • ndc-Plugs (Amplitude Imposer, Cycle Shifter, Soul Force)
  • MVerb
  • Nekobi
  • ProM

There are three methods to install dpf-plugins on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dpf-plugins Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dpf-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dpf-plugins

Install dpf-plugins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dpf-plugins using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dpf-plugins

Install dpf-plugins Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dpf-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dpf-plugins

How To Uninstall dpf-plugins on Debian 12

To uninstall only the dpf-plugins package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dpf-plugins

Uninstall dpf-plugins And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dpf-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpf-plugins

Remove dpf-plugins Configurations and Data

To remove dpf-plugins configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dpf-plugins

Remove dpf-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dpf-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpf-plugins

Dependencies

dpf-plugins have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpf-plugins package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.