How To Install jamulus on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jamulus on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is jamulus
jamulus is:
Jamulus, a low-latency audio client and server, enables musicians to perform real-time “jam” sessions over the internet. It is available across multiple platforms, so participants of any field can communicate without specialist setup requirements. This is not restricted to music, of course; other use (perhaps conferencing?) is also possible.
One participant starts Jamulus in server mode, ideally on a dedicated server (virtual) machine; all participants start the (graphical) client which transmits audio to the server, receiving back a mixed stream. Use of a metronome is recommended.
There are three methods to install jamulus 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 jamulus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jamulus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jamulus
Install jamulus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jamulus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jamulus
Install jamulus 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 jamulus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jamulus
How To Uninstall jamulus on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the jamulus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jamulus
Uninstall jamulus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jamulus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jamulus
Remove jamulus Configurations and Data
To remove jamulus configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jamulus
Remove jamulus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jamulus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jamulus
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jamulus package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
