How To Install tuxguitar-jack on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tuxguitar-jack on Ubuntu 18.04. tuxguitar-jack is tuxguitar plugin for sound playback using JACKD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tuxguitar-jack on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is tuxguitar-jack

tuxguitar-jack is:

Use Tuxguitar along this plugin if your Sound Device is supported by JACK. A MIDI expander is required (Hardware or Software).

There are three methods to install tuxguitar-jack 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-jack 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-jack using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tuxguitar-jack

Install tuxguitar-jack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tuxguitar-jack

Install tuxguitar-jack 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-jack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tuxguitar-jack

How To Uninstall tuxguitar-jack on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the tuxguitar-jack package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tuxguitar-jack

Uninstall tuxguitar-jack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tuxguitar-jack

Remove tuxguitar-jack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tuxguitar-jack

Remove tuxguitar-jack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tuxguitar-jack

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Summary

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