How To Install awesfx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install awesfx on Kali Linux. awesfx is utility programs for AWE32/64 and Emu10k1 driver

Introduction

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

What is awesfx

awesfx is:

This package contains the following programs:

  • asfxload SoundFont file loader (ALSA)
  • sfxload SoundFont file loader (OSS)
  • setfx Chorus/reverb effect loader
  • aweset Change the running mode of AWE driver
  • sf2text Convert SoundFont to readable text
  • text2sf Convert from text to SoundFont file
  • gusload GUS PAT file loader
  • sfxtest Example program to control AWE driver

The package includes a collection of SoundFont managing routines called AWElib. By default, AWElib is installed as a static library.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install awesfx

Install awesfx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install awesfx

Install awesfx 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 awesfx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install awesfx

How To Uninstall awesfx on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove awesfx

Uninstall awesfx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove awesfx

Remove awesfx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge awesfx

Remove awesfx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge awesfx

Dependencies

awesfx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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