How To Install dssi-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dssi-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dssi-utils
dssi-utils 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 the dssi_osc_send and dssi_osc_update utilities which can, for instance, be used to send commands to the DSSI trivial synth plugin.
There are three methods to install dssi-utils 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-utils 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-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dssi-utils
Install dssi-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dssi-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dssi-utils
Install dssi-utils 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-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dssi-utils
How To Uninstall dssi-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dssi-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dssi-utils
Uninstall dssi-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dssi-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dssi-utils
Remove dssi-utils Configurations and Data
To remove dssi-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dssi-utils
Remove dssi-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dssi-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dssi-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dssi-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
