How To Install libfluidsynth1 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfluidsynth1 on Debian 10.
What is libfluidsynth1
libfluidsynth1 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 runtime library.
There are three methods to install libfluidsynth1 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfluidsynth1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfluidsynth1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfluidsynth1
Install libfluidsynth1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfluidsynth1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfluidsynth1
Install libfluidsynth1 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 libfluidsynth1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfluidsynth1
How To Uninstall libfluidsynth1 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libfluidsynth1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfluidsynth1
Uninstall libfluidsynth1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfluidsynth1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfluidsynth1
Remove libfluidsynth1 Configurations and Data
To remove libfluidsynth1 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfluidsynth1
Remove libfluidsynth1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfluidsynth1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfluidsynth1
Dependencies
libfluidsynth1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfluidsynth1 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.