How To Install zynadd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zynadd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is zynadd
zynadd is:
The zyn project main goal is to extract synth engines from ZynAddSubFX and pack them in LV2 plugin format. Resulting plugins are heavily based on work made by Nasca Octavian Paul. If you like the amazing sounds these plugins generate you should thank Paul for this.
There are three methods to install zynadd 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 zynadd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zynadd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zynadd
Install zynadd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zynadd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zynadd
Install zynadd 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 zynadd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zynadd
How To Uninstall zynadd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the zynadd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zynadd
Uninstall zynadd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zynadd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zynadd
Remove zynadd Configurations and Data
To remove zynadd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zynadd
Remove zynadd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zynadd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zynadd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zynadd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
