How To Install abcm2ps on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install abcm2ps on Kali Linux. abcm2ps is Translates ABC music description files to PostScript

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install abcm2ps on Kali Linux.

What is abcm2ps

abcm2ps is:

The program translates tunes written in the ABC format to PostScript, which can then be viewed using Ghostview et al. or printed on a PostScript printer or through Ghostscript. It supports various semi-standard extensions to the ABC standard, such as multiple voices and staves.

Jean-Fran?ois Moine once wrote abcm2ps as a successor of abc2ps by Michael Methfessel. He is working on an new version named abc2svg.

There are three methods to install abcm2ps 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 abcm2ps Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install abcm2ps using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install abcm2ps

Install abcm2ps Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install abcm2ps using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install abcm2ps

Install abcm2ps 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 abcm2ps using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install abcm2ps

How To Uninstall abcm2ps on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the abcm2ps package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove abcm2ps

Uninstall abcm2ps And Its Dependencies

To uninstall abcm2ps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove abcm2ps

Remove abcm2ps Configurations and Data

To remove abcm2ps configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge abcm2ps

Remove abcm2ps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove abcm2ps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge abcm2ps

Dependencies

abcm2ps have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install abcm2ps package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.