Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ableton-link-utils-gui on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is ableton-link-utils-gui
ableton-link-utils-gui is:
Ableton Link, a technology that synchronizes musical beat, tempo, and phase
across multiple applications running on one or more devices. Applications on
devices connected to a local network discover each other automatically and form
a musical session in which each participant can perform independently: anyone
can start or stop while still staying in time. Anyone can change the tempo, the
others will follow. Anyone can join or leave without disrupting the session.
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This package contains GUI utilities to check synchronisation.
There are three methods to install ableton-link-utils-gui 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 ableton-link-utils-gui Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ableton-link-utils-gui using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ableton-link-utils-gui
Install ableton-link-utils-gui Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ableton-link-utils-gui using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ableton-link-utils-gui
Install ableton-link-utils-gui 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 ableton-link-utils-gui using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ableton-link-utils-gui
How To Uninstall ableton-link-utils-gui on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the ableton-link-utils-gui package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ableton-link-utils-gui
Uninstall ableton-link-utils-gui And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ableton-link-utils-gui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ableton-link-utils-gui
Remove ableton-link-utils-gui Configurations and Data
To remove ableton-link-utils-gui configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ableton-link-utils-gui
Remove ableton-link-utils-gui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ableton-link-utils-gui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ableton-link-utils-gui
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ableton-link-utils-gui package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
