Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install abcm2ps on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is abcm2ps
abcm2ps is:
This is the Debian port of the abcm2ps program by Jean-François Moine.
The program translates tunes written in the ABC format to PostScript,
which can then be viewed using Ghostview et al. or printed on a
PostScript printer or through Ghostscript. It supports various
semi-standard extensions to the ABC standard, such as multiple
voices and staves.
This program is a vastly improved spin-off from Michael Methfessel’s
abc2ps, which is no longer supplied as part of Debian. In particular,
it contains a lot of extensions to help typeset classical music.
There are three methods to install abcm2ps on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install abcm2ps Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install abcm2ps using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install abcm2ps
Install abcm2ps Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install abcm2ps using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install abcm2ps
Install abcm2ps 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 abcm2ps using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install abcm2ps
How To Uninstall abcm2ps on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the abcm2ps package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove abcm2ps
Uninstall abcm2ps And Its Dependencies
To uninstall abcm2ps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove abcm2ps
Remove abcm2ps Configurations and Data
To remove abcm2ps configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge abcm2ps
Remove abcm2ps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove abcm2ps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge abcm2ps
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install abcm2ps package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
