How To Install tutka on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tutka on Debian 10.
What is tutka
tutka is:
This is a MIDI sequencer, songs are made of blocks. Each block represents a period in time. These blocks can be played in any order to form a complete song. Blocks are made of tracks on which the notes are placed. All tracks of a block are played simultaneously. Only one note can be played on one track at a time. Blocks can vary in length and may have different number of tracks.
Each note is played using an instrument. Each instrument can have properties such as name, MIDI channel, default volume, hold time and so on. Effects can also be applied to notes. In Tutka effects include things like volume, aftertouch, pitch bending, note delays, setting tempo and so on. MIDI controllers can also be used.
It uses a custom XML based file format for storing songs. Songs in OctaMED SoundStudio’s MMD2 file format can also be loaded and saved.
There are three methods to install tutka on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tutka Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tutka using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tutka
Install tutka Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tutka using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tutka
Install tutka 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tutka using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tutka
How To Uninstall tutka on Debian 10
To uninstall only the tutka package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tutka
Uninstall tutka And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tutka and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tutka
Remove tutka Configurations and Data
To remove tutka configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tutka
Remove tutka configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tutka configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tutka
Dependencies
tutka have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tutka package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.