How To Install dssi-host-jack on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dssi-host-jack on Ubuntu 18.04. dssi-host-jack is Example of DSSI host

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dssi-host-jack on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is dssi-host-jack

dssi-host-jack 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 package contains an example DSSI host which is useful for testing new plugins. It listens for MIDI events on an ALSA sequencer port, delivers them to DSSI synths and outputs the result via JACK. It does not currently support audio input (e.g. for DSSI effects plugins).

There are three methods to install dssi-host-jack 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-host-jack 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-host-jack using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dssi-host-jack

Install dssi-host-jack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dssi-host-jack using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dssi-host-jack

Install dssi-host-jack 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-host-jack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dssi-host-jack

How To Uninstall dssi-host-jack on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the dssi-host-jack package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dssi-host-jack

Uninstall dssi-host-jack And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dssi-host-jack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dssi-host-jack

Remove dssi-host-jack Configurations and Data

To remove dssi-host-jack configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dssi-host-jack

Remove dssi-host-jack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dssi-host-jack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dssi-host-jack

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dssi-host-jack package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.