How To Install libsidplay1-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidplay1-dev on Kali Linux. libsidplay1-dev is SID (MOS 6581) emulation library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidplay1-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libsidplay1-dev

libsidplay1-dev is:

Here are the header files and a static library that are necessary to compile applications which use libsidplay.

There are three methods to install libsidplay1-dev 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 libsidplay1-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsidplay1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsidplay1-dev

Install libsidplay1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsidplay1-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsidplay1-dev

Install libsidplay1-dev 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 libsidplay1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsidplay1-dev

How To Uninstall libsidplay1-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsidplay1-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsidplay1-dev

Uninstall libsidplay1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsidplay1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsidplay1-dev

Remove libsidplay1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsidplay1-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsidplay1-dev

Remove libsidplay1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsidplay1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsidplay1-dev

Dependencies

libsidplay1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidplay1-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.