How To Install a56 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install a56 on Debian 10.
What is a56
a56 is:
a56 is an assembler for the Motorola DSP56001 family of microcontrollers.
It is capable of compiling the firmware used in Linux’ dsp56k.c driver.
Example DSP code for musical effects such as chorus, flange, and reverb can be found at http://www.zdomain.com/a56/src/examples/ (unfortunately copyright prevents distribution).
There are three methods to install a56 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 a56 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install a56 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install a56
Install a56 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install a56 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install a56
Install a56 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 a56 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install a56
How To Uninstall a56 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the a56 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove a56
Uninstall a56 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall a56 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove a56
Remove a56 Configurations and Data
To remove a56 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge a56
Remove a56 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove a56 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge a56
Dependencies
a56 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install a56 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.