How To Install qtractor on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtractor
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is qtractor
qtractor is:
This is a MIDI/Audio multi-track sequencer application written in C++.
The Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) for audio, and the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) for MIDI, are the main infrastructures to evolve as a fairly-featured Linux Desktop Audio Workstation GUI, especially dedicated to the personal home-studio. Task: ubuntustudio-audio
There are three methods to install qtractor
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install qtractor Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qtractor
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtractor
Install qtractor Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qtractor
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtractor
Install qtractor 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 qtractor
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtractor
How To Uninstall qtractor on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the qtractor
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtractor
Uninstall qtractor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtractor
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtractor
Remove qtractor Configurations and Data
To remove qtractor
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtractor
Remove qtractor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtractor
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtractor
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtractor
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.