How To Install vmpk on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vmpk on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vmpk
vmpk is:
Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard is a MIDI events generator and receiver. It doesn’t produce any sound by itself, but can be used to drive a MIDI synthesizer (either hardware or software, internal or external). You can use the computer’s keyboard to play MIDI notes, and also the mouse. You can use the Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard to display the played MIDI notes from another instrument or MIDI file player.
There are three methods to install vmpk 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 vmpk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vmpk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vmpk
Install vmpk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vmpk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vmpk
Install vmpk 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 vmpk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vmpk
How To Uninstall vmpk on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vmpk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vmpk
Uninstall vmpk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vmpk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vmpk
Remove vmpk Configurations and Data
To remove vmpk configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vmpk
Remove vmpk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vmpk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vmpk
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vmpk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
