How To Install ttl2c on Ubuntu 21.04

One-liner install command

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

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install lvtk-tools

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

What is ttl2c and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 21.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 21.04 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 ttl2c on Ubuntu 21.04. 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 ttl2c 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 ttl2c using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lvtk-tools

Install ttl2c using apt

Because ttl2c is available in Ubuntu 21.04’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 ttl2c using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lvtk-tools

Install ttl2c 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 21.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install ttl2c by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lvtk-tools

How to upgrade (update) a single package ttl2c 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 ttl2c, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install lvtk-tools

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 lvtk-tools

How To Uninstall ttl2c from Ubuntu 21.04

To uninstall only the ttl2c package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lvtk-tools

Uninstall ttl2c and all its dependencies

To uninstall ttl2c and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 21.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lvtk-tools

Remove ttl2c with all configurations and data

To remove ttl2c configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lvtk-tools

Remove ttl2c completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to ttl2c package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lvtk-tools

Extra info and code examples

LV2 Toolkit is a set of C++ wrappers around the LV2 C API. The included libraries ease writing LV2 plugins and UIs in C++ by inheriting from easy to use template classes. LV2 is a portable plugin standard for audio systems, similar in scope to LADSPA, VST, AU, and others. This package contains the binary ttl2c, a program to generate C headers from RDF definition files.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install ttl2c using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the ttl2c from Ubuntu 21.04.

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