How To Install libnabrit3 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnabrit3 on Ubuntu 18.04. libnabrit3 is LV2 bridging helper library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnabrit3 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libnabrit3

libnabrit3 is:

NASPRO Bridge it is a little helper library to develop insert-your-API-here to LV2 bridges.

As of now, it basically offers a few utility functions and Turtle/RDF serialization for LV2 dynamic manifest generation, supporting the following LV2 specifications/extensions:

  • LV2 revision 4.0;
  • LV2 Dynamic Manifest revision 1.0;
  • Extended Port Information draft revision 3 (only for the logarithmic port property);
  • LV2 Events revision 1.0;
  • LV2 MIDI Events revision 1.0.

It is written in C99 and is almost entirely reentrant and thread-safe.

This package includes the shared library object.

There are three methods to install libnabrit3 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 libnabrit3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libnabrit3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libnabrit3

Install libnabrit3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libnabrit3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libnabrit3

Install libnabrit3 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 libnabrit3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libnabrit3

How To Uninstall libnabrit3 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libnabrit3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libnabrit3

Uninstall libnabrit3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libnabrit3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnabrit3

Remove libnabrit3 Configurations and Data

To remove libnabrit3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libnabrit3

Remove libnabrit3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libnabrit3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnabrit3

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libnabrit3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.