How To Install kmidimon on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmidimon on Ubuntu 18.04. kmidimon is MIDI monitor using ALSA sequencer and KDE user interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmidimon on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is kmidimon

kmidimon is:

KMidimon can monitor a MIDI data stream, in order to diagnose a malfunctioning piece of equipment or to examine the contents of a MIDI sequence during playback.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kmidimon

Install kmidimon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kmidimon

Install kmidimon 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 kmidimon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kmidimon

How To Uninstall kmidimon on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove kmidimon

Uninstall kmidimon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kmidimon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kmidimon

Remove kmidimon Configurations and Data

To remove kmidimon configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kmidimon

Remove kmidimon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kmidimon

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kmidimon package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.