How To Install libportsmf0v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libportsmf0v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libportsmf0v5
libportsmf0v5 is:
Portsmf is “Port Standard MIDI File”, a cross-platform, C++ library for reading and writing Standard MIDI Files.
Features:
- input and output of Standard MIDI Files
- data structures, classes, etc. for representing music data in memory o sequence structure consisting of multiple tracks o track structure consisting of multiple events o events contain note and control data o extensible attribute-value property lists o tempo track and time signature representation
- input and output of a text-based representation: Allegro files
- extensive editing operations on sequences and tracks
- conversion to/from binary buffers for archiving, undo/redo, etc.
There are three methods to install libportsmf0v5 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 libportsmf0v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libportsmf0v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libportsmf0v5
Install libportsmf0v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libportsmf0v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libportsmf0v5
Install libportsmf0v5 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 libportsmf0v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libportsmf0v5
How To Uninstall libportsmf0v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libportsmf0v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libportsmf0v5
Uninstall libportsmf0v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libportsmf0v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libportsmf0v5
Remove libportsmf0v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libportsmf0v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libportsmf0v5
Remove libportsmf0v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libportsmf0v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libportsmf0v5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libportsmf0v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
