How To Install zynaddsubfx-dssi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install zynaddsubfx-dssi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is zynaddsubfx-dssi
zynaddsubfx-dssi is:
A real-time software synthesizer for Linux and Windows with many features, including polyphony, multi-timbral and microtonal capabilities. It includes randomness of some parameters, which makes warm sounds, like analogue synthesizers. It has system/insertion effects too, and much more.
This package provide dssi plugin of zynaddsubfx.
There are three methods to install zynaddsubfx-dssi 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 zynaddsubfx-dssi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zynaddsubfx-dssi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zynaddsubfx-dssi
Install zynaddsubfx-dssi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zynaddsubfx-dssi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zynaddsubfx-dssi
Install zynaddsubfx-dssi 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 zynaddsubfx-dssi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zynaddsubfx-dssi
How To Uninstall zynaddsubfx-dssi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the zynaddsubfx-dssi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zynaddsubfx-dssi
Uninstall zynaddsubfx-dssi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zynaddsubfx-dssi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zynaddsubfx-dssi
Remove zynaddsubfx-dssi Configurations and Data
To remove zynaddsubfx-dssi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zynaddsubfx-dssi
Remove zynaddsubfx-dssi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zynaddsubfx-dssi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zynaddsubfx-dssi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zynaddsubfx-dssi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.