How To Install phasex 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 phasex on Ubuntu.

What is `phasex`

phasex is:

PHASEX is an experimental JACK audio / ALSA MIDI softsynth for Linux with a synth engine built around flexible phase modulation and flexible oscillator/LFO sourcing.

Modulations include AM, FM, offset PM, and wave select. PHASEX comes equipped with a 12db/octave filter with two distortion curves, a stereo crossover delay and chorus with phaser, ADSR envelopes for amplifier and filter, realtime audio input processing capabilities, velocity/aftertouch sensitivity, and more.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install phasex

Install phasex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install phasex

Install phasex 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 phasex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install phasex

How To Uninstall phasex on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove phasex

Uninstall phasex And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove phasex

Remove phasex Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge phasex

Remove phasex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge phasex

Dependencies

phasex have the following dependencies:

References

phasex website

Summary

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