How To Install mx44 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mx44 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mx44
mx44 is:
The Mx44 is a polyphonic multichannel midi realtime software synthesizer. It is written in C and hand optimized for the (Intel) MMX instruction set. It runs under Linux, using any kernel modified for realtime performance.
The core algorithm is a 4 x 4 crossmodulating matrix (phase and amplitude) with individual envelopes for each oscillator. Oscillators have individual frequency intonation, can emphasize any of the eight first harmonics and even do some internal crossmodulation. Envelopes can be switched between VCA and VCF modes (ehrm, actually wave-shaping, but it will quack like a duck by any other name.) The sustainloop of the envelope can be brought into oscillation in the audible spectre as well as provide slow LFO sweeps. There is also a minor load of key and velocity related modifications for wowie zowie realtime ecstacy emulation.
There are three methods to install mx44 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 mx44 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mx44 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mx44
Install mx44 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mx44 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mx44
Install mx44 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 mx44 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mx44
How To Uninstall mx44 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mx44 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mx44
Uninstall mx44 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mx44 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mx44
Remove mx44 Configurations and Data
To remove mx44 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mx44
Remove mx44 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mx44 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mx44
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mx44 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
