Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitmeter on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is bitmeter
bitmeter is:
JACK Bitmeter is a diagnosis tool for JACK audio software. As its name
might suggest, the bitmeter operates at the bare metal of JACK’s I/O
layer, looking at the 32 binary digits in each individual sample.
Think of bitmeter like the cable detector in your toolbox. You cannot
use a cable detector to drive screws into wood, or to undo bolts, or
measure the length of a copper pipe, but it’s the perfect tool for
detecting hidden cables in walls before you drill. You will rarely need
bitmeter, in fact most JACK users will never use it at all, but having
it and never needing it is much better than needing it and not having
it.
There are three methods to install bitmeter 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 bitmeter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bitmeter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bitmeter
Install bitmeter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bitmeter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bitmeter
Install bitmeter 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 bitmeter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bitmeter
How To Uninstall bitmeter on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the bitmeter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bitmeter
Uninstall bitmeter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bitmeter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bitmeter
Remove bitmeter Configurations and Data
To remove bitmeter configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bitmeter
Remove bitmeter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bitmeter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bitmeter
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitmeter package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
