How To Install qtractor on Debian 12

Learn how to install qtractor on Debian 12 with this tutorial. qtractor is MIDI/Audio multi-track sequencer application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtractor on Debian 12.

What is qtractor

qtractor is:

This is a MIDI/Audio multi-track sequencer application written in C++.

The Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux Desktop Audio Workstation GUI, especially dedicated to the personal home-studio.

There are three methods to install qtractor on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install qtractor Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qtractor

Install qtractor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qtractor

Install qtractor 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 qtractor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtractor

How To Uninstall qtractor on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove qtractor

Uninstall qtractor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qtractor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtractor

Remove qtractor Configurations and Data

To remove qtractor configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtractor

Remove qtractor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtractor

Dependencies

qtractor have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtractor package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.