How To Install ghostess on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ghostess

ghostess is:

A graphical DSSI host, based on jack-dssi-host, but capable of saving and restoring plugin configuration, as well as specifying MIDI channels and layering synths.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ghostess

Install ghostess Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ghostess

Install ghostess 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 ghostess using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ghostess

How To Uninstall ghostess on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ghostess

Uninstall ghostess And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ghostess

Remove ghostess Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ghostess

Remove ghostess configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ghostess

Dependencies

ghostess have the following dependencies:

• libasound2
• libc6
• libcairo2
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk2.0-0
• libjack-jackd2-0
• liblo7

References

• ghostess website

Summary

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