How To Install sc3-plugins-language on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sc3-plugins-language on Ubuntu 18.04. sc3-plugins-language is sclang class files of UGen plugins for SuperCollider

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sc3-plugins-language on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sc3-plugins-language

sc3-plugins-language is:

Extension plugins for the SuperCollider3 audio synthesis server. These SuperCollider class files are needed by sclang when using the community collection of UGen plugins for SuperCollider.

There are three methods to install sc3-plugins-language 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 sc3-plugins-language Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sc3-plugins-language using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sc3-plugins-language

Install sc3-plugins-language Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sc3-plugins-language using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sc3-plugins-language

Install sc3-plugins-language 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 sc3-plugins-language using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sc3-plugins-language

How To Uninstall sc3-plugins-language on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sc3-plugins-language package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sc3-plugins-language

Uninstall sc3-plugins-language And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sc3-plugins-language and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sc3-plugins-language

Remove sc3-plugins-language Configurations and Data

To remove sc3-plugins-language configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sc3-plugins-language

Remove sc3-plugins-language configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sc3-plugins-language configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sc3-plugins-language

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sc3-plugins-language package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.