How To Install tuxguitar-alsa on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tuxguitar-alsa on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tuxguitar-alsa
tuxguitar-alsa is:
Use Tuxguitar along this plugin if your Sound Device is supported by ALSA. A MIDI expander is required (Hardware or Software).
There are three methods to install tuxguitar-alsa 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 tuxguitar-alsa Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tuxguitar-alsa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tuxguitar-alsa
Install tuxguitar-alsa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tuxguitar-alsa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tuxguitar-alsa
Install tuxguitar-alsa 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 tuxguitar-alsa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tuxguitar-alsa
How To Uninstall tuxguitar-alsa on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tuxguitar-alsa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tuxguitar-alsa
Uninstall tuxguitar-alsa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tuxguitar-alsa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tuxguitar-alsa
Remove tuxguitar-alsa Configurations and Data
To remove tuxguitar-alsa configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tuxguitar-alsa
Remove tuxguitar-alsa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tuxguitar-alsa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tuxguitar-alsa
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tuxguitar-alsa package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
