How To Install libscsynth1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscsynth1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libscsynth1
libscsynth1 is:
SuperCollider is an environment and programming language for real time audio synthesis and algorithmic composition. It provides an interpreted object-oriented language which functions as a network client to a state of the art, realtime sound synthesis server.
This package contains the shared library for the synthesis server.
There are three methods to install libscsynth1 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 libscsynth1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libscsynth1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libscsynth1
Install libscsynth1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libscsynth1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libscsynth1
Install libscsynth1 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 libscsynth1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libscsynth1
How To Uninstall libscsynth1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libscsynth1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libscsynth1
Uninstall libscsynth1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libscsynth1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libscsynth1
Remove libscsynth1 Configurations and Data
To remove libscsynth1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libscsynth1
Remove libscsynth1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libscsynth1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libscsynth1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libscsynth1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
