How To Install bitmeter on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install bitmeter on Kali Linux. bitmeter is diagnosis tool for JACK audio software

Introduction

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

What is bitmeter

bitmeter is:

JACK Bitmeter is a diagnosis tool for JACK audio software. As its name might suggest, the bitmeter operates at the bare metal of JACK’s I/O layer, looking at the 32 binary digits in each individual sample.

Think of bitmeter like the cable detector in your toolbox. You cannot use a cable detector to drive screws into wood, or to undo bolts, or measure the length of a copper pipe, but it’s the perfect tool for detecting hidden cables in walls before you drill. You will rarely need bitmeter, in fact most JACK users will never use it at all, but having it and never needing it is much better than needing it and not having it.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bitmeter

Install bitmeter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bitmeter

Install bitmeter 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 bitmeter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bitmeter

How To Uninstall bitmeter on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove bitmeter

Uninstall bitmeter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bitmeter

Remove bitmeter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bitmeter

Remove bitmeter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bitmeter

Dependencies

bitmeter have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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