How To Install nyquist on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nyquist
on Debian 11.
What is nyquist
nyquist is:
Unlike score languages that tend to deal only with events, or signal processing languages that tend to deal only with signals and synthesis, Nyquist handles both in a single integrated system. Nyquist is also flexible and easy to use because it is based on an interactive Lisp interpreter (XLISP).
With Nyquist, you can design instruments by combining functions (much as you would using the orchestra languages of Music V, cmusic, or Csound). You can call upon these instruments and generate a sound just by typing a simple expression. You can combine simple expressions into complex ones to create a whole composition.
There are three methods to install nyquist
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install nyquist Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nyquist
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nyquist
Install nyquist Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nyquist
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nyquist
Install nyquist 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 nyquist
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nyquist
How To Uninstall nyquist on Debian 11
To uninstall only the nyquist
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nyquist
Uninstall nyquist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nyquist
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nyquist
Remove nyquist Configurations and Data
To remove nyquist
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nyquist
Remove nyquist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nyquist
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nyquist
Dependencies
nyquist have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nyquist
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.