How To Install csound-soundfont on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install csound-soundfont on Ubuntu.
What is csound-soundfont
csound-soundfont is:
This package includes the General MIDI soundfont (sf2) bank.
For more information on Csound see the csound package.
There are three methods to install csound-soundfont on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install csound-soundfont Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install csound-soundfont using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install csound-soundfont
Install csound-soundfont Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install csound-soundfont using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install csound-soundfont
Install csound-soundfont 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 csound-soundfont using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install csound-soundfont
How To Uninstall csound-soundfont on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the csound-soundfont package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove csound-soundfont
Uninstall csound-soundfont And Its Dependencies
To uninstall csound-soundfont and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove csound-soundfont
Remove csound-soundfont Configurations and Data
To remove csound-soundfont configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge csound-soundfont
Remove csound-soundfont configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove csound-soundfont configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge csound-soundfont
Dependencies
csound-soundfont have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install csound-soundfont package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.