How To Install librtmidi4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtmidi4 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librtmidi4
librtmidi4 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 librtmidi4 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 librtmidi4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librtmidi4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librtmidi4
Install librtmidi4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librtmidi4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librtmidi4
Install librtmidi4 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 librtmidi4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librtmidi4
How To Uninstall librtmidi4 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librtmidi4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librtmidi4
Uninstall librtmidi4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librtmidi4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librtmidi4
Remove librtmidi4 Configurations and Data
To remove librtmidi4 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librtmidi4
Remove librtmidi4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librtmidi4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librtmidi4
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtmidi4 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
