How To Install musescore-common on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install musescore-common on Debian 11. musescore-common is MuseScore 2 (music composition and notation) shared files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install musescore-common on Debian 11.

What is musescore-common

musescore-common is:

Demonstration scores and templates, styles, localisations, some plugins for MuseScore, the Open Source (GNU GPL) cross-platform multi-lingual music notation software.

In contrast to earlier versions, no sound font is provided by default, but the Depends ensure a suitable one is installed, normally the compact, full orchestral and band sound, one that is shipped with MuseScore from version 2.2 onwards, or its more limited 2.1 counterpart fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont. In general, any soundfont that Provides musescore-compatible-soundfont will be acceptable; if you installed multiple, run the following command to configure the default MuseScore soundfont (select ??0?? to ensure that the highest-quality soundfont is used):

$ sudo update-alternatives –config MuseScore_General.sf3

There are three methods to install musescore-common on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install musescore-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install musescore-common

Install musescore-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install musescore-common

Install musescore-common 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 musescore-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install musescore-common

How To Uninstall musescore-common on Debian 11

To uninstall only the musescore-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove musescore-common

Uninstall musescore-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall musescore-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove musescore-common

Remove musescore-common Configurations and Data

To remove musescore-common configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge musescore-common

Remove musescore-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge musescore-common

Dependencies

musescore-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install musescore-common package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.