How To Install muse on Debian 10

Learn how to install muse on Debian 10 with this tutorial. muse is Qt-based audio/MIDI sequencer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install muse on Debian 10.

What is muse

muse is:

MusE is a MIDI/audio sequencer with recording and editing capabilities. Some Highlights:

  • Standard midifile (smf) import-/export.
  • Organizes songs in tracks and parts which you can arrange with the part editor.
  • MIDI editors: pianoroll, drum, list, controller.
  • Score editor with high quality postscript printer output.
  • Realtime: editing while playing.
  • Unlimited number of open editors.
  • Unlimited undo/redo.
  • Realtime and step-recording.
  • Multiple MIDI devices.
  • Unlimited number of tracks.
  • Sync to external devices: MTC/MMC, Midi Clock, Master/Slave.
  • Audio tracks, LADSPA host for master effects.
  • Multithreaded.
  • Uses raw MIDI devices.
  • XML project file.
  • Project file contains complete app state (session data).
  • Application spanning Cut/Paste Drag/Drop.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install muse

Install muse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install muse

Install muse 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 muse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install muse

How To Uninstall muse on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove muse

Uninstall muse And Its Dependencies

To uninstall muse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove muse

Remove muse Configurations and Data

To remove muse configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge muse

Remove muse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge muse

Dependencies

muse have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install muse package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.