How To Install libfluidsynth-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfluidsynth-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfluidsynth-dev
libfluidsynth-dev is:
Fluidsynth is a real-time midi synthesizer based on the soundfont2 specifications. It can be used to render MIDI input or MIDI files to audio. The MIDI events are read from a MIDI device. The sound is rendered in real-time to the sound output device.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libfluidsynth-dev 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 libfluidsynth-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfluidsynth-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfluidsynth-dev
Install libfluidsynth-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfluidsynth-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfluidsynth-dev
Install libfluidsynth-dev 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 libfluidsynth-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfluidsynth-dev
How To Uninstall libfluidsynth-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfluidsynth-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfluidsynth-dev
Uninstall libfluidsynth-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfluidsynth-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfluidsynth-dev
Remove libfluidsynth-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libfluidsynth-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfluidsynth-dev
Remove libfluidsynth-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfluidsynth-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfluidsynth-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfluidsynth-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
