How To Install jalv on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install jalv on Ubuntu 22.04. jalv is tool to run LV2 plugins as stand-alone applications

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jalv on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is jalv

jalv is:

jalv is a stand-alone version of lv2jack that supports plugin UIs via libsuil. It allows one to run an LV2 plugin as a JACK application.

This package contains a replacement for the lv2jack utility, which was previously provided by the lilv-utils package.

There are three methods to install jalv 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 jalv Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install jalv using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install jalv

Install jalv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install jalv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install jalv

Install jalv 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 jalv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jalv

How To Uninstall jalv on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the jalv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jalv

Uninstall jalv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jalv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jalv

Remove jalv Configurations and Data

To remove jalv configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jalv

Remove jalv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove jalv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jalv

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jalv package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.