How To Install bitmeter on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install bitmeter

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is bitmeter and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install bitmeter on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install bitmeter using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt -y install bitmeter

Install bitmeter using apt

Because bitmeter is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install bitmeter by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bitmeter

How to upgrade (update) a single package bitmeter using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the bitmeter, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install bitmeter

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install bitmeter

How To Uninstall bitmeter from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the bitmeter package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bitmeter

Uninstall bitmeter and all its dependencies

To uninstall bitmeter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bitmeter

Remove bitmeter with all configurations and data

To remove bitmeter configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bitmeter

Remove bitmeter completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to bitmeter package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bitmeter

Extra info and code examples

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.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install bitmeter using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the bitmeter from Ubuntu 22.04.

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