How To Install csoundqt on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install csoundqt on Debian 9. csoundqt is frontend for the csound sound processor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install csoundqt on Debian 9.

What is csoundqt

csoundqt is:

CsoundQT is a simple cross platform editor and front-end for Csound with syntax highlighting, interactive help and automatic launching of Csound.

There are three methods to install csoundqt on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install csoundqt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install csoundqt

Install csoundqt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install csoundqt

Install csoundqt 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 csoundqt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install csoundqt

How To Uninstall csoundqt on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove csoundqt

Uninstall csoundqt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall csoundqt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove csoundqt

Remove csoundqt Configurations and Data

To remove csoundqt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge csoundqt

Remove csoundqt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge csoundqt

Dependencies

csoundqt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install csoundqt package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.