How To Install fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont
fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont is:
This is the hard disc space-saving Mono version of the complete Fluid (R3) GM SoundFont in the compressed SF3 format, as shipped with MuseScore 2.0 up to, but not including, 2.2.
It can be used with most modern MIDI synthesisers which support the SF3 format and has a low installed size footprint, while providing the large GM sound set. As it comes under the MIT licence, it can be used in most settings.
This package will be installed into /usr/share/sounds/sf3/ which is the standard Debian location for system-wide SF3 soundfonts.
There are three methods to install fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont 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 fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont
Install fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont
Install fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont 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 fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont
How To Uninstall fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont
Uninstall fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont
Remove fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont Configurations and Data
To remove fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont
Remove fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
