How To Install zita-rev1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zita-rev1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is zita-rev1
zita-rev1 is:
REV1 is a reworked version of the reverb originally developed for Aeolus. Its character is more ‘hall’ than ‘plate’, but it can be used on a wide variety of instruments or voices. It is not a spatialiser - the early reflections are different for the L and R inputs, but do not correspond to any real room. They have been tuned to match left and right sources to some extent.
In Stereo mode a dry/wet mix control is provided, so it can be used either as an insert or in send/return mode. For mono just connect one of the two channels.
In Ambisonic mode (selected by the -B command line option) the only option is the send/return mode.
There are three methods to install zita-rev1 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 zita-rev1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zita-rev1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zita-rev1
Install zita-rev1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zita-rev1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zita-rev1
Install zita-rev1 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 zita-rev1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zita-rev1
How To Uninstall zita-rev1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the zita-rev1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zita-rev1
Uninstall zita-rev1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zita-rev1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zita-rev1
Remove zita-rev1 Configurations and Data
To remove zita-rev1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zita-rev1
Remove zita-rev1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zita-rev1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zita-rev1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zita-rev1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
