How To Install lv2file on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lv2file on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lv2file
lv2file is:
lv2file is a simple program which you can use to apply LV2 effects to your audio files without much hassle.
Possible use cases of lv2file are:
- Apply an effect without having to open a GUI or start a project.
- Apply effects to a large number of files, or in an automated manner.
- You need a deterministic environment to debug a plugin you are developing.
- Command-line only audio processing.
lv2file does not come with any built-in effects, so you must install other packages containing LV2 plugins to use with lv2file.
There are three methods to install lv2file 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 lv2file Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lv2file using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lv2file
Install lv2file Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lv2file using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lv2file
Install lv2file 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 lv2file using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lv2file
How To Uninstall lv2file on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lv2file package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lv2file
Uninstall lv2file And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lv2file and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lv2file
Remove lv2file Configurations and Data
To remove lv2file configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lv2file
Remove lv2file configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lv2file configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lv2file
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lv2file package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.