How To Install ir.lv2 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ir.lv2 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ir.lv2
ir.lv2 is:
IR is a zero-latency, realtime, high performance signal convolver especially for creating reverb effects. Supports impulse responses with 1, 2 or 4 channels, in any soundfile format supported by libsndfile.
IR files can be for example here:
- https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts?tags=impulse+response
- https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts?tags=ir
For converting 2ch impupuses to 4ch True stereo format use ‘convert4chan’ utility. See man pages.
There are three methods to install ir.lv2 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ir.lv2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ir.lv2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ir.lv2
Install ir.lv2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ir.lv2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ir.lv2
Install ir.lv2 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 ir.lv2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ir.lv2
How To Uninstall ir.lv2 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ir.lv2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ir.lv2
Uninstall ir.lv2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ir.lv2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ir.lv2
Remove ir.lv2 Configurations and Data
To remove ir.lv2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ir.lv2
Remove ir.lv2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ir.lv2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ir.lv2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ir.lv2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
