How To Install freebirth-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install freebirth-data on Ubuntu 18.04. freebirth-data is Bass synthesizer/sample player/sequencer – sound samples

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freebirth-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is freebirth-data

freebirth-data is:

This package contains sound samples for freebirth.

Freebirth is a free software bass synthesizer / step sequencer / sample player similar to Rebirth. The bass synthesizer resembles the 303 but also has other capabilities such as

  • Three oscillators (saw, sin, sqr)
  • Phase offsets for each oscillator
  • Separate filter and amplitude envelopes
  • Separate tuning for each oscillator
  • Two effects busses (reverb and delay).

There are three methods to install freebirth-data 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 freebirth-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install freebirth-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install freebirth-data

Install freebirth-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install freebirth-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install freebirth-data

Install freebirth-data 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 freebirth-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freebirth-data

How To Uninstall freebirth-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the freebirth-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove freebirth-data

Uninstall freebirth-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall freebirth-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freebirth-data

Remove freebirth-data Configurations and Data

To remove freebirth-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge freebirth-data

Remove freebirth-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freebirth-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freebirth-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.