How to Install and Uninstall hydrogen Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "hydrogen" package

This is a short guide on how to install hydrogen on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                hydrogen
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "hydrogen" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall hydrogen on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the hydrogen package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package hydrogen:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : hydrogen
Version : 1.1.1-bp155.1.9
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 17.1 MiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : hydrogen-1.1.1-bp155.1.9.src
Upstream URL : http://www.hydrogen-music.org/
Summary : A Real-Time Drum Machine and Sequencer
Description :
Hydrogen is a software synthesizer which can be used alone, emulating
a drum machine based on patterns, or via an external MIDI
keyboard/sequencer software.
It features a modular and graphical interface based on QT4, has a
sample-based stereo audio engine, with import of sound samples in PCM
formats. Furthermore, a pattern-based sequencer with the ability to
chain patterns into a song. Up to 64 ticks per pattern with
individual level per event and variable pattern length are possible.
32 instrument tracks with volume, mute, solo, pan capabilities are
provided, and there is multi-layer support for instruments (up to 16
samples for each instrument). Human velocity, human time, pitch and
swing functions are implemented as well.