How To Install hinawa-utils on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install hinawa-utils on Ubuntu 20.04. hinawa-utils is Utilities to control Audio and Music units on FireWire (IEEE1394)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hinawa-utils on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is hinawa-utils

hinawa-utils is:

hinawa-utils are utilities to control Audio and Music units on FireWire (IEEE1394) and it contains below command line tools.

  • hinawa-bebob-parser
    • Plug structure parser for BeBoB firmware
  • hinawa-config-rom-printer
    • A lexer/parser of configuration ROM on FireWire
  • hinawa-dg00x-cui
    • CLI tool for functionalities of Digidesign Digi 00x family
  • hinawa-dice-common-cui
    • CLI tool for Dice common functionalities
  • hinawa-dice-extension-cui
    • CLI tool for Dice extended functionalities
  • hinawa-fireworks-cui
    • CLI tool for Echo Audio Fireworks module
  • hinawa-focusrite-saffirepro-io-cui
    • CLI tool for Focusrite SaffirePro IO series
  • hinawa-griffin-firewave-cui
    • CLI tool for Griffin Firewave
  • hinawa-lacie-speakers-cui
    • CLI tool for Lacie FireWire speakers
  • hinawa-maudio-bebob-cui
    • CLI tool for M-Audio FireWire series based on BeBoB solution
  • hinawa-motu-common-cui
    • CLI tool for MOTU FireWire series
  • hinawa-oxfw-generic-cui
    • CLI tool for OXFW generic functionalities
  • hinawa-tascam-fireone-cui
    • CLI tool for Tascam FireOne
  • hinawa-tascam-fw-console-cui
    • CLI tool for console models of Tascam FireWire series (FW1082/1884)
  • hinawa-tascam-fw-rack-cui
    • CLI tool for rack models of Tascam FireWire series (FW1804)
  • hinawa-yamaha-terratec-cui
    • CLI tool for Yamaha GO series and Terratec PHASE series

There are three methods to install hinawa-utils on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install hinawa-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hinawa-utils

Install hinawa-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hinawa-utils

Install hinawa-utils 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install hinawa-utils

How To Uninstall hinawa-utils on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the hinawa-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hinawa-utils

Uninstall hinawa-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall hinawa-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hinawa-utils

Remove hinawa-utils Configurations and Data

To remove hinawa-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge hinawa-utils

Remove hinawa-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hinawa-utils

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hinawa-utils package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.