How To Install jackd1-firewire on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jackd1-firewire on Kali Linux.

What is jackd1-firewire

jackd1-firewire is:

JACK is a low-latency sound server, allowing multiple applications to connect to one audio device, and to share audio between themselves.

This package contains the IEEE1394 (FireWire) backend (FFADO).

There are three methods to install jackd1-firewire 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 jackd1-firewire Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install jackd1-firewire using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install jackd1-firewire

Install jackd1-firewire Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install jackd1-firewire using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install jackd1-firewire

Install jackd1-firewire 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 jackd1-firewire using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install jackd1-firewire

How To Uninstall jackd1-firewire on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the jackd1-firewire package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove jackd1-firewire

Uninstall jackd1-firewire And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jackd1-firewire and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jackd1-firewire

Remove jackd1-firewire Configurations and Data

To remove jackd1-firewire configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jackd1-firewire

Remove jackd1-firewire configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove jackd1-firewire configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jackd1-firewire

Dependencies

jackd1-firewire have the following dependencies:

• jackd1

References

• jackd1-firewire website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install jackd1-firewire package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.