How To Install yoshimi 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 yoshimi on Ubuntu.

What is `yoshimi`

yoshimi is:

Yoshimi is a software synthesizer for GNU/Linux, based on ZynAddSubFX 2.4.0.

Yoshimi maintains sound and instrument compatibility but now has extended features and accessibility.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yoshimi

Install yoshimi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install yoshimi

Install yoshimi 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 yoshimi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yoshimi

How To Uninstall yoshimi on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove yoshimi

Uninstall yoshimi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yoshimi

Remove yoshimi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge yoshimi

Remove yoshimi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yoshimi

Dependencies

yoshimi have the following dependencies:

References

yoshimi website

Summary

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