How To Install pmw on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pmw on Debian 9.
What is pmw
pmw is:
PMW is a computer program for high quality music typesetting. It was originally written for Acorn RISC OS computers (where it was called PMS)
PMW operates by reading an input file containing an encoded description of the music; such a file can be constructed using any text editor or word processor. The music encoding is very straightforward and compact, and quick to enter. The input encoding is designed to be easy for a musician to remember, and tries to make use of as many familiar musical notations as possible within the limitations of an ASCII character set.
PMW can output PostScript files for printing, and basic MIDI files for proof-hearing.
There are three methods to install pmw on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pmw Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pmw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pmw
Install pmw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pmw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pmw
Install pmw 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 pmw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pmw
How To Uninstall pmw on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pmw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pmw
Uninstall pmw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pmw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pmw
Remove pmw Configurations and Data
To remove pmw configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pmw
Remove pmw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pmw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pmw
Dependencies
pmw have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pmw package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
