How To Install fluidsynth-dssi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fluidsynth-dssi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fluidsynth-dssi
fluidsynth-dssi is:
The FluidSynth-DSSI package contains FluidSynth-DSSI, a wrapper for the FluidSynth SoundFont-playing software synthesizer, allowing it to function as a DSSI plugin.
DSSI is an API for audio processing plugins, particularly useful for software synthesis plugins with user interfaces.
There are three methods to install fluidsynth-dssi 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 fluidsynth-dssi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fluidsynth-dssi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fluidsynth-dssi
Install fluidsynth-dssi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fluidsynth-dssi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fluidsynth-dssi
Install fluidsynth-dssi 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 fluidsynth-dssi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fluidsynth-dssi
How To Uninstall fluidsynth-dssi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fluidsynth-dssi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fluidsynth-dssi
Uninstall fluidsynth-dssi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fluidsynth-dssi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fluidsynth-dssi
Remove fluidsynth-dssi Configurations and Data
To remove fluidsynth-dssi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fluidsynth-dssi
Remove fluidsynth-dssi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fluidsynth-dssi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fluidsynth-dssi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fluidsynth-dssi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
