How To Install meterbridge on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install meterbridge on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is meterbridge
meterbridge is:
Meterbridge implements various meters for the JACK Audio Connection Kit. Examples of the available types are:
- PPM Peak Program level Meter
- VU Volume Unit Meter
- DPM Digital Peak Meter
- JF Jellyfish Meter
- SCO Scope
There are three methods to install meterbridge 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 meterbridge Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install meterbridge using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install meterbridge
Install meterbridge Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install meterbridge using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install meterbridge
Install meterbridge 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 meterbridge using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install meterbridge
How To Uninstall meterbridge on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the meterbridge package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove meterbridge
Uninstall meterbridge And Its Dependencies
To uninstall meterbridge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove meterbridge
Remove meterbridge Configurations and Data
To remove meterbridge configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge meterbridge
Remove meterbridge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove meterbridge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge meterbridge
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install meterbridge package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
