How To Install python-laditools on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-laditools on Ubuntu 18.04. python-laditools is Python module to control and monitor the LADI system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-laditools on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-laditools

python-laditools is:

LADITools is a set of tools aiming to achieve the goals of the LADI project to improve desktop integration and user workflow of Linux audio system based on JACK and ladish. Those tools take advantage of the D-Bus interfaces recently added to JACK and ladish to ease the configuration and use of those two great programs.

This package provides the Python module to communicate with JACK, ladish and A2J.

There are three methods to install python-laditools 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 python-laditools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-laditools

Install python-laditools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-laditools

Install python-laditools 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 python-laditools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-laditools

How To Uninstall python-laditools on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-laditools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-laditools

Uninstall python-laditools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-laditools

Remove python-laditools Configurations and Data

To remove python-laditools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-laditools

Remove python-laditools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-laditools

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Summary

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