How To Install librtmidi3 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtmidi3 on Debian 9.
What is librtmidi3
librtmidi3 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. It was designed with the following objectives:
- object-oriented C++ design
- simple, common API across all supported platforms
- only one source and two header files for easy inclusion in programming projects
- MIDI device enumeration
MIDI input and output functionality are separated into two classes,
RtMidiIn and RtMidiOut. Each class instance supports only a single MIDI
connection. RtMidi does not provide timing functionality (i.e., output
messages are sent immediately). Input messages are timestamped with delta
times in seconds (via a double floating point type). MIDI data is passed
to the user as raw bytes using an std::vector
This package provides the shared library.
There are three methods to install librtmidi3 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 librtmidi3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librtmidi3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librtmidi3
Install librtmidi3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librtmidi3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librtmidi3
Install librtmidi3 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 librtmidi3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librtmidi3
How To Uninstall librtmidi3 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the librtmidi3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librtmidi3
Uninstall librtmidi3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librtmidi3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librtmidi3
Remove librtmidi3 Configurations and Data
To remove librtmidi3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librtmidi3
Remove librtmidi3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librtmidi3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librtmidi3
Dependencies
librtmidi3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtmidi3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.