How To Install libswami-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libswami-dev on Kali Linux. libswami-dev is MIDI instrument editor - development files

Introduction

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

What is libswami-dev

libswami-dev is:

Swami (Sampled Waveforms And Musical Instruments) is an application for editing and managing MIDI instruments, such as SoundFont files. A programming API is also provided for integration with other applications.

This package contains the headers files.

There are three methods to install libswami-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 libswami-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 libswami-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libswami-dev

Install libswami-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libswami-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libswami-dev

How To Uninstall libswami-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libswami-dev

Uninstall libswami-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libswami-dev

Remove libswami-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libswami-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libswami-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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