How To Install meterec on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install meterec on Debian 11. meterec is minimalistic multi track recorder

Introduction

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

What is meterec

meterec is:

meterec works as a basic multi track tape recorder. The aim of meterec is to minimise the interactions of the users with the computer and allow them to focus on their instrumental performance. For this reason meterec features are minimal. One of the main “limitations” is that meterec can only restart from time 0:00:00.00: if you fail one take, start it over again. Rather than learning how to use a specific software to correct what you lost, meterec forces to learn and master your instrument.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install meterec

Install meterec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install meterec

Install meterec 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 meterec using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install meterec

How To Uninstall meterec on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove meterec

Uninstall meterec And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove meterec

Remove meterec Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge meterec

Remove meterec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge meterec

Dependencies

meterec have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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