How To Install gmidimonitor on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gmidimonitor on Kali Linux. gmidimonitor is GTK+ application that shows MIDI events

Introduction

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

What is gmidimonitor

gmidimonitor is:

GMIDImonitor is GTK+ application that shows MIDI events.

You need to connect desired source of MIDI events to gmidimonitor input using some kind of patchbay like qjackctl, patchage. For restoring connections (not connecting every time) you can use LASH.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gmidimonitor

Install gmidimonitor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gmidimonitor

Install gmidimonitor 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 gmidimonitor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gmidimonitor

How To Uninstall gmidimonitor on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gmidimonitor

Uninstall gmidimonitor And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmidimonitor

Remove gmidimonitor Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gmidimonitor

Remove gmidimonitor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmidimonitor

Dependencies

gmidimonitor have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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