How To Install projectm-sdl on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install projectm-sdl
on Kali Linux.
What is projectm-sdl
projectm-sdl is:
projectm is an iterative music visualization library which uses OpenGL for hardware acceleration. It is compatible with Milkdrop presets.
This package contains the SDL module which is distributed with projectM.
There are three methods to install projectm-sdl
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 projectm-sdl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install projectm-sdl
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install projectm-sdl
Install projectm-sdl Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install projectm-sdl
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install projectm-sdl
Install projectm-sdl 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 projectm-sdl
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install projectm-sdl
How To Uninstall projectm-sdl on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the projectm-sdl
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove projectm-sdl
Uninstall projectm-sdl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall projectm-sdl
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove projectm-sdl
Remove projectm-sdl Configurations and Data
To remove projectm-sdl
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge projectm-sdl
Remove projectm-sdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove projectm-sdl
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge projectm-sdl
Dependencies
projectm-sdl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install projectm-sdl
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.