How To Install terminatorx on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install terminatorx on Ubuntu 18.04. terminatorx is realtime audio synthesizer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install terminatorx on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is terminatorx

terminatorx is:

terminatorX is a realtime audio synthesizer that allows you to “scratch” on digitally sampled audio data (*.wav, *.au, *.mp3, etc.) the way hiphop-DJs scratch on vinyl records. It features multiple turntables, realtime effects (built-in as well as LADSPA plugin effects), a sequencer and an easy-to-use GTK+ GUI.

There are three methods to install terminatorx 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 terminatorx Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install terminatorx

Install terminatorx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install terminatorx using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install terminatorx

Install terminatorx 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 terminatorx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install terminatorx

How To Uninstall terminatorx on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the terminatorx package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove terminatorx

Uninstall terminatorx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove terminatorx

Remove terminatorx Configurations and Data

To remove terminatorx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge terminatorx

Remove terminatorx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge terminatorx

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Summary

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