How To Install ffado-dbus-server on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ffado-dbus-server on Kali Linux. ffado-dbus-server is FFADO D-Bus server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ffado-dbus-server on Kali Linux.

What is ffado-dbus-server

ffado-dbus-server is:

FFADO is a Linux driver for FireWire (IEEE1394) audio devices.

The FFADO library permits discovering and configuring such devices and provides an API for streaming clients.

This package holds the D-Bus server that exposes the mixer and control interfaces through D-Bus.

There are three methods to install ffado-dbus-server 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 ffado-dbus-server Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ffado-dbus-server

Install ffado-dbus-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ffado-dbus-server using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ffado-dbus-server

Install ffado-dbus-server 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 ffado-dbus-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ffado-dbus-server

How To Uninstall ffado-dbus-server on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ffado-dbus-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ffado-dbus-server

Uninstall ffado-dbus-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ffado-dbus-server

Remove ffado-dbus-server Configurations and Data

To remove ffado-dbus-server configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ffado-dbus-server

Remove ffado-dbus-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ffado-dbus-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ffado-dbus-server

Dependencies

ffado-dbus-server have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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