How To Install lvtk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lvtk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lvtk-dev
lvtk-dev is:
LV2 Toolkit is a set of C++ wrappers around the LV2 C API. The included libraries ease writing LV2 plugins and UIs in C++ by inheriting from easy to use template classes.
LV2 is a portable plugin standard for audio systems, similar in scope to LADSPA, VST, AU, and others.
This package provides the development headers.
There are three methods to install lvtk-dev 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 lvtk-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lvtk-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lvtk-dev
Install lvtk-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lvtk-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lvtk-dev
Install lvtk-dev 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 lvtk-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lvtk-dev
How To Uninstall lvtk-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lvtk-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lvtk-dev
Uninstall lvtk-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lvtk-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lvtk-dev
Remove lvtk-dev Configurations and Data
To remove lvtk-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lvtk-dev
Remove lvtk-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lvtk-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lvtk-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lvtk-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
