How To Install freewheeling on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install freewheeling on Ubuntu 22.04. freewheeling is live looping musical instrument

Introduction

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

What is freewheeling

freewheeling is:

FreeWheeling is a live looping instrument built for improvisation. Using a keyboard or a MIDI controller, it allows one to build and control repetitive patterns from a live audio stream.

FreeWheeling uses the Jack Audio Connection Kit, Fluidsynth, and SDL.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install freewheeling

Install freewheeling Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install freewheeling

Install freewheeling 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 freewheeling using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freewheeling

How To Uninstall freewheeling on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove freewheeling

Uninstall freewheeling And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freewheeling

Remove freewheeling Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge freewheeling

Remove freewheeling configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freewheeling

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Summary

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