How To Install ir.lv2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ir.lv2
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ir.lv2
ir.lv2 is:
IR is a zero-latency, realtime, high performance signal convolver especially for creating reverb effects. Supports impulse responses with 1, 2 or 4 channels, in any soundfile format supported by libsndfile.
IR files can be for example here:
- https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts?tags=impulse+response
- https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts?tags=ir
For converting 2ch impupuses to 4ch True stereo format use ‘convert4chan’ utility. See man pages. Task: ubuntustudio-audio
There are three methods to install ir.lv2
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ir.lv2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ir.lv2
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ir.lv2
Install ir.lv2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ir.lv2
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ir.lv2
Install ir.lv2 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 ir.lv2
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ir.lv2
How To Uninstall ir.lv2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ir.lv2
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ir.lv2
Uninstall ir.lv2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ir.lv2
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ir.lv2
Remove ir.lv2 Configurations and Data
To remove ir.lv2
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ir.lv2
Remove ir.lv2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ir.lv2
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ir.lv2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ir.lv2
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.