How To Install goattracker on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install goattracker
on Kali Linux.
What is goattracker
goattracker is:
This is a crossplatform C64 music editor. Supports emulated output via Dag Lem’s reSID engine, the HardSID soundcard or CatWeasel MK3.
It supports emulated output via the software reSID engine, the HardSID soundcard, or the Catweasel (MK3/MK4) controller card, and produces songs in its own format (*.SNG). The program can also export tunes in SID format, BIN format, or Commodore PRG format for inclusion on a floppy you can stick into a 1541/1571/1581 drive.
Like most tracker programs, the program is able to import instrument files, create and modify track patterns, set the order of playback of patterns and change details of the song such as the title and author. If you are familiar with tracker-like programs, then GoatTracker will feel like a simple version of those, though with differences attributable to the hardware. People new to composing in general should look up other information on composing on the C64.
There are three methods to install goattracker
on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install goattracker Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install goattracker
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install goattracker
Install goattracker Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install goattracker
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install goattracker
Install goattracker Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install goattracker
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install goattracker
How To Uninstall goattracker on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the goattracker
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove goattracker
Uninstall goattracker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall goattracker
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove goattracker
Remove goattracker Configurations and Data
To remove goattracker
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge goattracker
Remove goattracker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove goattracker
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge goattracker
Dependencies
goattracker have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install goattracker
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.