How To Install sooperlooper 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 sooperlooper on Ubuntu.

What is `sooperlooper`

sooperlooper is:

SooperLooper is a live looping sampler capable of immediate loop recording, overdubbing, multiplying, reversing and more. It allows for multiple simultaneous multi-channel loops limited only by your computer’s available memory.

The application is a standalone JACK client with an engine controllable via OSC and MIDI. It also includes a GUI which communicates with the engine via OSC (even over a network) for user-friendly control on a desktop.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sooperlooper

Install sooperlooper Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sooperlooper

Install sooperlooper 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 sooperlooper using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sooperlooper

How To Uninstall sooperlooper on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove sooperlooper

Uninstall sooperlooper And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sooperlooper

Remove sooperlooper Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sooperlooper

Remove sooperlooper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sooperlooper

Dependencies

sooperlooper have the following dependencies:

References

sooperlooper website

Summary

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