How To Install mcpdisp on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mcpdisp on Ubuntu 22.04. mcpdisp is Mackie Control Protocol Display Program.

Introduction

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

What is mcpdisp

mcpdisp is:

mcpdisp presents a jack midi port that will accept mackie control protocol display messages that would normally appear on the surface “scribble strip” and displays them on the screen. The strip LEDs and meters are displayed as well.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mcpdisp

Install mcpdisp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mcpdisp

Install mcpdisp 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 mcpdisp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mcpdisp

How To Uninstall mcpdisp on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove mcpdisp

Uninstall mcpdisp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mcpdisp

Remove mcpdisp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mcpdisp

Remove mcpdisp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mcpdisp

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Summary

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