How To Install ubuntustudio-audio-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntustudio-audio-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04. ubuntustudio-audio-plugins is Ubuntu Studio audio plugins Package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntustudio-audio-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ubuntustudio-audio-plugins

ubuntustudio-audio-plugins is:

Ubuntu Studio is a multimedia creation flavor of Ubuntu for the Linux audio, video, and graphic enthusiast or professional.

A collection of LADSPA, LV2, and DSSI plugins.

There are three methods to install ubuntustudio-audio-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ubuntustudio-audio-plugins Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ubuntustudio-audio-plugins

Install ubuntustudio-audio-plugins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ubuntustudio-audio-plugins using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ubuntustudio-audio-plugins

Install ubuntustudio-audio-plugins 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ubuntustudio-audio-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ubuntustudio-audio-plugins

How To Uninstall ubuntustudio-audio-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ubuntustudio-audio-plugins package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ubuntustudio-audio-plugins

Uninstall ubuntustudio-audio-plugins And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ubuntustudio-audio-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntustudio-audio-plugins

Remove ubuntustudio-audio-plugins Configurations and Data

To remove ubuntustudio-audio-plugins configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntustudio-audio-plugins

Remove ubuntustudio-audio-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ubuntustudio-audio-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntustudio-audio-plugins

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntustudio-audio-plugins package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.