How to Install and Uninstall musescore-common Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "musescore-common" package

This is a short guide on how to install musescore-common on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                musescore-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "musescore-common" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall musescore-common on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                musescore-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the musescore-common package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: musescore-common
Architecture: all
Version: 2.3.2+dfsg4-15
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/sound
Source: musescore2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thorsten Glaser
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 24476
Depends: musescore-general-soundfont-small | musescore-compatible-soundfont
Filename: pool/universe/m/musescore2/musescore-common_2.3.2+dfsg4-15_all.deb
Size: 3332212
MD5sum: 9ddb67f48f55c850ecc1d09b58ad79e6
SHA1: fcf0c348f51601e9704d41a840a3ecd8113a541f
SHA256: ea84397a5ac4d7907ef13cefcecbfb8a04d581ee3c9e85c63ec2499da60a1d0b
SHA512: 4949274d0e5f516990fde5a300a1f9c5f276c54dda8f25742f3228ddabc28cc48614cb317bd994db46538bbba5f9bfa43e760f7ec20b699c481fbb62ae45cafa
Homepage: https://musescore.org/en
Description-en: MuseScore 2 (music composition and notation) shared files
Demonstration scores and templates, styles, localisations, some
plugins for MuseScore, the Open Source (GNU GPL) cross-platform
multi-lingual music notation software.
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In contrast to earlier versions, no sound font is provided by
default, but the Depends ensure a suitable one is installed,
normally the compact, full orchestral and band sound, one that
is shipped with MuseScore from version 2.2 onwards, or its more
limited 2.1 counterpart fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont. In general,
any soundfont that Provides musescore-compatible-soundfont will
be acceptable; if you installed multiple, run the following
command to configure the default MuseScore soundfont (select
“0” to ensure that the highest-quality soundfont is used):
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$ sudo update-alternatives --config MuseScore_General.sf3
Description-md5: 75aea63974483816a7890c92e1132c58