How To Install libfaust2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaust2
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libfaust2
libfaust2 is:
Faust is a functional programming language specifically designed for realtime audio applications and plugins. The syntax of the language is block diagram oriented. The faust compiler translate signal processing specifications into optimized C++ code for signal processing applications.
The generated code can be wrapped into an ‘architecture file’ in order to create for example a standalone jack/gtk application. Several architecture file are provided and additional ones are fairly easy to add.
This package contains the libraries for applications built with faust
There are three methods to install libfaust2
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 libfaust2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfaust2
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfaust2
Install libfaust2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfaust2
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfaust2
Install libfaust2 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 libfaust2
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfaust2
How To Uninstall libfaust2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libfaust2
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfaust2
Uninstall libfaust2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfaust2
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfaust2
Remove libfaust2 Configurations and Data
To remove libfaust2
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfaust2
Remove libfaust2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfaust2
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfaust2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaust2
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.