How To Install tutka on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install tutka on Debian 11. tutka is tracker style MIDI sequencer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tutka on Debian 11.

What is tutka

tutka is:

This is a MIDI sequencer, songs are made of blocks. Each block represents a period in time. These blocks can be played in any order to form a complete song. Blocks are made of tracks on which the notes are placed. All tracks of a block are played simultaneously. Only one note can be played on one track at a time. Blocks can vary in length and may have different number of tracks.

Each note is played using an instrument. Each instrument can have properties such as name, MIDI channel, default volume, hold time and so on. Effects can also be applied to notes. In Tutka effects include things like volume, aftertouch, pitch bending, note delays, setting tempo and so on. MIDI controllers can also be used.

It uses a custom XML based file format for storing songs. Songs in OctaMED SoundStudio’s MMD2 file format can also be loaded and saved.

There are three methods to install tutka 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 tutka Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tutka

Install tutka Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tutka

Install tutka 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 tutka using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tutka

How To Uninstall tutka on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove tutka

Uninstall tutka And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tutka

Remove tutka Configurations and Data

To remove tutka configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tutka

Remove tutka configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tutka

Dependencies

tutka have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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