How To Install protracker on Debian 10

Learn how to install protracker on Debian 10 with this tutorial. protracker is Music tracker clone of ProTracker v2.3D for modern computers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install protracker on Debian 10.

What is protracker

protracker is:

Multi-platform clone of the classic music making software “ProTracker” (version 2.3D) from the Commodore Amiga days. Aims to work exactly like you remember it, with added features and fixes.

There are three methods to install protracker on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install protracker Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install protracker

Install protracker Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install protracker

Install protracker 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 protracker using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install protracker

How To Uninstall protracker on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove protracker

Uninstall protracker And Its Dependencies

To uninstall protracker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove protracker

Remove protracker Configurations and Data

To remove protracker configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge protracker

Remove protracker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge protracker

Dependencies

protracker have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install protracker package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.