How To Install dssi-example-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dssi-example-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dssi-example-plugins
dssi-example-plugins is:
DSSI is an API for audio plugins, with particular application for software synthesis plugins with native user interfaces.
DSSI is an open specification developed for use in Linux audio applications, although it is portable to other platforms. It may be thought of as LADSPA-for-instruments, or something comparable to VSTi.
This is a set containing three example DSSI plugins.
There are three methods to install dssi-example-plugins 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 dssi-example-plugins Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dssi-example-plugins using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dssi-example-plugins
Install dssi-example-plugins Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dssi-example-plugins using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dssi-example-plugins
Install dssi-example-plugins 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 dssi-example-plugins using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dssi-example-plugins
How To Uninstall dssi-example-plugins on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dssi-example-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dssi-example-plugins
Uninstall dssi-example-plugins And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dssi-example-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dssi-example-plugins
Remove dssi-example-plugins Configurations and Data
To remove dssi-example-plugins configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dssi-example-plugins
Remove dssi-example-plugins configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dssi-example-plugins configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dssi-example-plugins
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dssi-example-plugins package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
