How To Install jackd1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install jackd1 on Debian 9. jackd1 is JACK Audio Connection Kit (server and example clients)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jackd1 on Debian 9.

What is jackd1

jackd1 is:

JACK is a low-latency sound server, allowing multiple applications to connect to one audio device, and to share audio between themselves.

This package contains the daemon jackd as well as some example clients.

There are three methods to install jackd1 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 jackd1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install jackd1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install jackd1

Install jackd1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install jackd1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install jackd1

Install jackd1 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 jackd1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jackd1

How To Uninstall jackd1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the jackd1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jackd1

Uninstall jackd1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jackd1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jackd1

Remove jackd1 Configurations and Data

To remove jackd1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jackd1

Remove jackd1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove jackd1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jackd1

Dependencies

jackd1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jackd1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.