How To Install librtmidi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtmidi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librtmidi-dev
librtmidi-dev is:
RtMidi is a set of C++ classes that provides a common API (Application Programming Interface) for realtime MIDI input/output across Linux (native ALSA, JACK, and OSS), Macintosh OS X, SGI, and Windows (DirectSound and ASIO) operating systems. RtMidi significantly simplifies the process of interacting with computer audio hardware.
This package provides the development files.
There are three methods to install librtmidi-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 librtmidi-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 librtmidi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librtmidi-dev
Install librtmidi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librtmidi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librtmidi-dev
Install librtmidi-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 librtmidi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librtmidi-dev
How To Uninstall librtmidi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librtmidi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librtmidi-dev
Uninstall librtmidi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librtmidi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librtmidi-dev
Remove librtmidi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librtmidi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librtmidi-dev
Remove librtmidi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librtmidi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librtmidi-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtmidi-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
