How To Install jack-midi-clock on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jack-midi-clock on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is jack-midi-clock
jack-midi-clock is:
A simple and robust command-line tool to send MIDI beat clock that accurately follows JACK Transport.
It also features an instumentation tool to parse and dump incoming MCLK messages.
There are three methods to install jack-midi-clock 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-midi-clock 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-midi-clock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jack-midi-clock
Install jack-midi-clock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jack-midi-clock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jack-midi-clock
Install jack-midi-clock 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-midi-clock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jack-midi-clock
How To Uninstall jack-midi-clock on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the jack-midi-clock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jack-midi-clock
Uninstall jack-midi-clock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jack-midi-clock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jack-midi-clock
Remove jack-midi-clock Configurations and Data
To remove jack-midi-clock configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jack-midi-clock
Remove jack-midi-clock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jack-midi-clock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jack-midi-clock
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jack-midi-clock package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
