How To Install dssi-host-jack on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dssi-host-jack on Debian 10.
What is dssi-host-jack
dssi-host-jack is:
DSSI is an API for audio plugins, with particular application for software synthesis plugins with native user interfaces.
DSSI is an open specification developed for use in Linux audio applications, although it is portable to other platforms. It may be thought of as LADSPA-for-instruments, or something comparable to VSTi.
This package contains an example DSSI host which is useful for testing new plugins. It listens for MIDI events on an ALSA sequencer port, delivers them to DSSI synths and outputs the result via JACK. It does not currently support audio input (e.g. for DSSI effects plugins).
There are three methods to install dssi-host-jack on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dssi-host-jack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dssi-host-jack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dssi-host-jack
Install dssi-host-jack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dssi-host-jack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dssi-host-jack
Install dssi-host-jack 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 dssi-host-jack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dssi-host-jack
How To Uninstall dssi-host-jack on Debian 10
To uninstall only the dssi-host-jack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dssi-host-jack
Uninstall dssi-host-jack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dssi-host-jack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dssi-host-jack
Remove dssi-host-jack Configurations and Data
To remove dssi-host-jack configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dssi-host-jack
Remove dssi-host-jack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dssi-host-jack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dssi-host-jack
Dependencies
dssi-host-jack have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dssi-host-jack package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.