How To Install midicsv on Debian 12

Learn how to install midicsv on Debian 12 with this tutorial. midicsv is translate MIDI file to CSV

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install midicsv on Debian 12.

What is midicsv

midicsv is:

Midicsv reads a standard MIDI file and decodes it into a CSV (Comma-Separated Value) file which preserves all the information in the MIDI file. The ASCII CSV file may be loaded into a spreadsheet or database application, or processed by a program to transform the MIDI data (for example, to key transpose a composition or extract a track from a multi-track sequence). A CSV file in the format created by midicsv may be converted back into a standard MIDI file with the csvmidi program.

There are three methods to install midicsv on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install midicsv Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install midicsv

Install midicsv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install midicsv

Install midicsv 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 midicsv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install midicsv

How To Uninstall midicsv on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove midicsv

Uninstall midicsv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall midicsv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove midicsv

Remove midicsv Configurations and Data

To remove midicsv configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge midicsv

Remove midicsv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge midicsv

Dependencies

midicsv have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install midicsv package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.