How To Install calf-plugins on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install calf-plugins on Debian 12.
What is calf-plugins
calf-plugins is:
The Calf plugins include all todays frequently used studio effects along with some feature-rich sound processors.
Calf Studiogear is designed to run under the most flexible plugin standard in Linux, namely LV2. So you’re able to insert them in lots of plugin-capable audio software like Ardour, Rosegarden and others.
The Calf Rack offers you all Calf effects and synthesizers in an easy-to-use studio rack. Wire the effects through Jack to build your own studio environment and trigger the sound processors live or through a MIDI sequencer or tracker.
There are three methods to install calf-plugins on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install calf-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install calf-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install calf-plugins
Install calf-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install calf-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install calf-plugins
Install calf-plugins 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 calf-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install calf-plugins
How To Uninstall calf-plugins on Debian 12
To uninstall only the calf-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove calf-plugins
Uninstall calf-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall calf-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove calf-plugins
Remove calf-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove calf-plugins configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge calf-plugins
Remove calf-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove calf-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge calf-plugins
Dependencies
calf-plugins have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libexpat1
- libfluidsynth3
- libgcc-s1
- libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk2.0-0
- libjack-jackd2-0
- libstdc++6
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install calf-plugins package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.