How To Install fluidsynth-dssi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fluidsynth-dssi on Kali Linux. fluidsynth-dssi is DSSI wrapper for the FluidSynth SoundFont-playing synthesizer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fluidsynth-dssi on Kali Linux.

What is fluidsynth-dssi

fluidsynth-dssi is:

The FluidSynth-DSSI package contains FluidSynth-DSSI, a wrapper for the FluidSynth SoundFont-playing software synthesizer, allowing it to function as a DSSI plugin.

DSSI is an API for audio processing plugins, particularly useful for software synthesis plugins with user interfaces.

There are three methods to install fluidsynth-dssi 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 fluidsynth-dssi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fluidsynth-dssi

Install fluidsynth-dssi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fluidsynth-dssi

Install fluidsynth-dssi 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 fluidsynth-dssi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fluidsynth-dssi

How To Uninstall fluidsynth-dssi on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fluidsynth-dssi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fluidsynth-dssi

Uninstall fluidsynth-dssi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fluidsynth-dssi

Remove fluidsynth-dssi Configurations and Data

To remove fluidsynth-dssi configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fluidsynth-dssi

Remove fluidsynth-dssi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fluidsynth-dssi

Dependencies

fluidsynth-dssi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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