How To Install jackd2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jackd2 on Debian 10.
What is jackd2
jackd2 is:
JACK is a low-latency sound server, allowing multiple applications to connect to one audio device, and to share audio between themselves.
This package contains the daemon jackd as well as some example clients.
There are three methods to install jackd2 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 jackd2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jackd2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jackd2
Install jackd2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jackd2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jackd2
Install jackd2 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 jackd2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jackd2
How To Uninstall jackd2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the jackd2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jackd2
Uninstall jackd2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jackd2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jackd2
Remove jackd2 Configurations and Data
To remove jackd2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jackd2
Remove jackd2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jackd2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jackd2
Dependencies
jackd2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jackd2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
