How To Install csoundqt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install csoundqt on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove csoundqt
Remove csoundqt Configurations and Data
To remove csoundqt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install csoundqt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.