How To Install jack-delay on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jack-delay on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is jack-delay
jack-delay is:
jack_delay can be used to measure the round-trip latency of a soundcard. To do this, start the program and connect like this:
jack_delay -> playback_port -> cable from soundcard output to input -> -> capture port -> jack_delay
jack_delay generates a signal consisting of 13 sine waves, measures the phase difference between the input and output for each of these, and computes the delay from those phase differences. The algorithm used is one developed originally for satellite ranging - that is measuring the distance between a satellite and a ground station.
There are three methods to install jack-delay 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 jack-delay Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jack-delay using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jack-delay
Install jack-delay Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jack-delay using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jack-delay
Install jack-delay 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 jack-delay using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jack-delay
How To Uninstall jack-delay on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the jack-delay package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jack-delay
Uninstall jack-delay And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jack-delay and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jack-delay
Remove jack-delay Configurations and Data
To remove jack-delay configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jack-delay
Remove jack-delay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jack-delay configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jack-delay
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jack-delay package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
