How To Install libgig9 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgig9 on Ubuntu 20.04. libgig9 is library for loading and modifying Gigasampler and DLS files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgig9 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libgig9

libgig9 is:

libgig is a C++ library for loading, modifying and creating Gigasampler files and DLS (Downloadable Sounds) Level 1/2 files.

This package contains the shared library files. Task: ubuntustudio-audio

There are three methods to install libgig9 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 libgig9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgig9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgig9

Install libgig9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgig9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgig9

Install libgig9 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 libgig9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgig9

How To Uninstall libgig9 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libgig9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgig9

Uninstall libgig9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgig9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgig9

Remove libgig9 Configurations and Data

To remove libgig9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgig9

Remove libgig9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgig9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgig9

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgig9 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.