How To Install qxgedit on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qxgedit on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is qxgedit
qxgedit is:
qxgedit is a Qt GUI for editing MIDI System Exclusive files for XG devices (eg. Yamaha DB50XG)
There are three methods to install qxgedit 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 qxgedit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qxgedit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qxgedit
Install qxgedit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qxgedit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qxgedit
Install qxgedit 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 qxgedit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qxgedit
How To Uninstall qxgedit on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the qxgedit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qxgedit
Uninstall qxgedit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qxgedit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qxgedit
Remove qxgedit Configurations and Data
To remove qxgedit configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qxgedit
Remove qxgedit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qxgedit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qxgedit
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qxgedit package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
