How To Install hexter on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexter on Debian 9.
What is hexter
hexter is:
hexter is a software synthesizer that models the sound generation of a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer. It can easily load most DX7 patch bank files, accept patch editing commands via MIDI sys-ex messages, and recreate the sound of the DX7 with great accuracy.
There are three methods to install hexter on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hexter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hexter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hexter
Install hexter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hexter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hexter
Install hexter 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 hexter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hexter
How To Uninstall hexter on Debian 9
To uninstall only the hexter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hexter
Uninstall hexter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hexter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hexter
Remove hexter Configurations and Data
To remove hexter configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hexter
Remove hexter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hexter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hexter
Dependencies
hexter have the following dependencies:
- libasound2
- libatk1.0-0
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libfontconfig1
- libfreetype6
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk2.0-0
- liblo7
- libpango-1.0-0
- libpangocairo-1.0-0
- libpangoft2-1.0-0
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexter package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.