How To Install libswami0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswami0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libswami0 is MIDI instrument editor - shared libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswami0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libswami0

libswami0 is:

Swami (Sampled Waveforms And Musical Instruments) is an application for editing and managing MIDI instruments, such as SoundFont files. A programming API is also provided for integration with other applications.

This package provides the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libswami0 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 libswami0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libswami0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libswami0

Install libswami0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libswami0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libswami0

Install libswami0 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 libswami0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libswami0

How To Uninstall libswami0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libswami0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libswami0

Uninstall libswami0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libswami0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswami0

Remove libswami0 Configurations and Data

To remove libswami0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libswami0

Remove libswami0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libswami0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libswami0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswami0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.