How To Install zynaddsubfx-vst 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 zynaddsubfx-vst on Ubuntu.
What is zynaddsubfx-vst
zynaddsubfx-vst is:
A real-time software synthesizer for Linux and Windows with many features, including polyphony, multi-timbral and microtonal capabilities. It includes randomness of some parameters, which makes warm sounds, like analogue synthesizers. It has system/insertion effects too, and much more.
This package provide vst plugin of zynaddsubfx.
There are three methods to install zynaddsubfx-vst 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 zynaddsubfx-vst Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install zynaddsubfx-vst using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zynaddsubfx-vst
Install zynaddsubfx-vst Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zynaddsubfx-vst using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zynaddsubfx-vst
Install zynaddsubfx-vst 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 zynaddsubfx-vst using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zynaddsubfx-vst
How To Uninstall zynaddsubfx-vst on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the zynaddsubfx-vst package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zynaddsubfx-vst
Uninstall zynaddsubfx-vst And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zynaddsubfx-vst and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zynaddsubfx-vst
Remove zynaddsubfx-vst Configurations and Data
To remove zynaddsubfx-vst configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zynaddsubfx-vst
Remove zynaddsubfx-vst configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zynaddsubfx-vst configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zynaddsubfx-vst
Dependencies
zynaddsubfx-vst have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zynaddsubfx-vst package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.