How To Install calf-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install calf-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04. calf-plugins is Calf Studio Gear - audio effects and sound generators

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install calf-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04.

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.

Calf Rack supports LADISH level 1. Task: ubuntustudio-audio

There are three methods to install calf-plugins on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04

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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install calf-plugins package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.