How To Install fst-dev on Debian 12

Learn how to install fst-dev on Debian 12 with this tutorial. fst-dev is Free Studio Technology for audio plugins (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fst-dev on Debian 12.

What is fst-dev

fst-dev is:

Free Studio Technology (FST) is an audio plugin software interface that integrates software synthesizer and effects in digital audio workstations. It is an unencumbered, bona-fide reverse-engineered SDK that aims to be compatible with the ubiquitous but proprietary, deprecated and retracted VST2 interface.

There are three methods to install fst-dev 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 fst-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fst-dev

Install fst-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fst-dev

Install fst-dev 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 fst-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fst-dev

How To Uninstall fst-dev on Debian 12

To uninstall only the fst-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fst-dev

Uninstall fst-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fst-dev

Remove fst-dev Configurations and Data

To remove fst-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fst-dev

Remove fst-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fst-dev

Dependencies

fst-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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