How To Install libportmidi-dev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libportmidi-dev on Debian 9.
What is libportmidi-dev
libportmidi-dev is:
PortMidi is a platform independent library for MIDI input/output. This package provides the header files for PortMidi and PortTime.
There are three methods to install libportmidi-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libportmidi-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 libportmidi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libportmidi-dev
Install libportmidi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libportmidi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libportmidi-dev
Install libportmidi-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libportmidi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libportmidi-dev
How To Uninstall libportmidi-dev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libportmidi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libportmidi-dev
Uninstall libportmidi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libportmidi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libportmidi-dev
Remove libportmidi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libportmidi-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libportmidi-dev
Remove libportmidi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libportmidi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libportmidi-dev
Dependencies
libportmidi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libportmidi-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.