How To Install osmid on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmid on Kali Linux. osmid is tool to convert MIDI to OSC and OSC to MIDI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install osmid on Kali Linux.

What is osmid

osmid is:

osmid aims to provide a lightweight, portable, easy to use tool to convert MIDI to OSC and OSC to MIDI. It is the software handling the communication with MIDI devices in Sonic Pi. osmid is divided in 2 tools:

  • m2o: MIDI to OSC conversion
  • o2m: OSC to MIDI conversion

There are three methods to install osmid 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 osmid Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install osmid

Install osmid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install osmid using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install osmid

Install osmid 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 osmid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install osmid

How To Uninstall osmid on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the osmid package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove osmid

Uninstall osmid And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove osmid

Remove osmid Configurations and Data

To remove osmid configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge osmid

Remove osmid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge osmid

Dependencies

osmid have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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