How To Install dpf-plugins-vst on Debian 12

Learn how to install dpf-plugins-vst on Debian 12 with this tutorial. dpf-plugins-vst is Audio plugin collection from DISTRHO (VST2 plugins)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpf-plugins-vst on Debian 12.

What is dpf-plugins-vst

dpf-plugins-vst is:

Collection of DPF-based plugins in VST2 format.

The list of plugins/packs are:

  • glBars
  • Kars
  • Mini-Series (3BandEQ, 3BandSplitter, PingPongPan)
  • ndc-Plugs (Amplitude Imposer, Cycle Shifter, Soul Force)
  • MVerb
  • Nekobi
  • ProM

There are three methods to install dpf-plugins-vst 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 dpf-plugins-vst Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dpf-plugins-vst

Install dpf-plugins-vst Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dpf-plugins-vst using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dpf-plugins-vst

Install dpf-plugins-vst 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 dpf-plugins-vst using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dpf-plugins-vst

How To Uninstall dpf-plugins-vst on Debian 12

To uninstall only the dpf-plugins-vst package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dpf-plugins-vst

Uninstall dpf-plugins-vst And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dpf-plugins-vst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpf-plugins-vst

Remove dpf-plugins-vst Configurations and Data

To remove dpf-plugins-vst configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dpf-plugins-vst

Remove dpf-plugins-vst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dpf-plugins-vst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpf-plugins-vst

Dependencies

dpf-plugins-vst have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dpf-plugins-vst package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.