How To Install projectm-jack on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install projectm-jack on Debian 9.
What is projectm-jack
projectm-jack is:
projectM is an iterative music visualization library which uses OpenGL for hardware acceleration. It is compatible with Milkdrop presets.
This package contains an application to visualize JackAudio streams.
There are three methods to install projectm-jack on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install projectm-jack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install projectm-jack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install projectm-jack
Install projectm-jack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install projectm-jack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install projectm-jack
Install projectm-jack 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 projectm-jack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install projectm-jack
How To Uninstall projectm-jack on Debian 9
To uninstall only the projectm-jack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove projectm-jack
Uninstall projectm-jack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall projectm-jack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove projectm-jack
Remove projectm-jack Configurations and Data
To remove projectm-jack configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge projectm-jack
Remove projectm-jack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove projectm-jack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge projectm-jack
Dependencies
projectm-jack have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install projectm-jack package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.