How To Install rubberband-cli on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubberband-cli on Ubuntu 18.04. rubberband-cli is audio time-stretching and pitch-shifting utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rubberband-cli on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is rubberband-cli

rubberband-cli is:

Rubber Band is a library and utility program that permits you to change the tempo and pitch of an audio recording independently of one another.

This package contains a command-line utility that can be used to exploit Rubber Band’s capabilities.

There are three methods to install rubberband-cli 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 rubberband-cli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rubberband-cli

Install rubberband-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rubberband-cli

Install rubberband-cli 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 rubberband-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rubberband-cli

How To Uninstall rubberband-cli on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the rubberband-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rubberband-cli

Uninstall rubberband-cli And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rubberband-cli

Remove rubberband-cli Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge rubberband-cli

Remove rubberband-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rubberband-cli

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Summary

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