How To Install zynadd on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install zynadd on Debian 9. zynadd is ZynAddSubFX engines converted to LV2 plugin format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install zynadd on Debian 9.

What is zynadd

zynadd is:

The zyn project main goal is to extract synth engines from ZynAddSubFX and pack them in LV2 plugin format. Resulting plugins are heavily based on work made by Nasca Octavian Paul. If you like the amazing sounds these plugins generate you should thank Paul for this.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install zynadd

Install zynadd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install zynadd

Install zynadd 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 zynadd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install zynadd

How To Uninstall zynadd on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove zynadd

Uninstall zynadd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall zynadd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove zynadd

Remove zynadd Configurations and Data

To remove zynadd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge zynadd

Remove zynadd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zynadd

Dependencies

zynadd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install zynadd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.