How To Install jackd1-firewire on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jackd1-firewire on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is jackd1-firewire
jackd1-firewire is:
JACK is a low-latency sound server, allowing multiple applications to connect to one audio device, and to share audio between themselves.
This package contains the IEEE1394 (FireWire) backend (FFADO).
There are three methods to install jackd1-firewire on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install jackd1-firewire Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jackd1-firewire using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jackd1-firewire
Install jackd1-firewire Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jackd1-firewire using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jackd1-firewire
Install jackd1-firewire 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 jackd1-firewire using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jackd1-firewire
How To Uninstall jackd1-firewire on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the jackd1-firewire package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jackd1-firewire
Uninstall jackd1-firewire And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jackd1-firewire and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jackd1-firewire
Remove jackd1-firewire Configurations and Data
To remove jackd1-firewire configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jackd1-firewire
Remove jackd1-firewire configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jackd1-firewire configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jackd1-firewire
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jackd1-firewire package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
