How To Install octave-audio on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-audio on Kali Linux. octave-audio is MIDI functions for Octave

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-audio on Kali Linux.

What is octave-audio

octave-audio is:

This package provides MIDI functionality for Octave, a numerical computation software. Three types of functions are provided: (1) functions that directly allow opening, sending and receiving MIDI messages, (2) functions that provide a layer on top of the device functions for using MIDI controls, and (3) basic functions that allow read and write of MIDI files.

This Octave add-on package is part of the Octave-Forge project.

There are three methods to install octave-audio 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 octave-audio Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install octave-audio

Install octave-audio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octave-audio

Install octave-audio 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 octave-audio using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octave-audio

How To Uninstall octave-audio on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the octave-audio package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove octave-audio

Uninstall octave-audio And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-audio

Remove octave-audio Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-audio

Remove octave-audio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-audio

Dependencies

octave-audio have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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