How To Install patchage on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install patchage on Ubuntu 18.04. patchage is modular patch bay for Jack audio and Alsa Midi

Introduction

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

What is patchage

patchage is:

Patchage provides a graphical interface to connect jack and midi inputs and outputs. Each application is represented as one box with inputs on the left and output on the right. Boxes can be moved around and arranged to have a clear display of the current setup.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install patchage

Install patchage Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install patchage

Install patchage 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 patchage using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install patchage

How To Uninstall patchage on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove patchage

Uninstall patchage And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove patchage

Remove patchage Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge patchage

Remove patchage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge patchage

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Summary

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