How To Install klick on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install klick on Kali Linux. klick is advanced metronome for JACK

Introduction

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

What is klick

klick is:

klick is an advanced command-line based metronome using the JACK sound server. It allows you to define complex tempo maps for entire songs or performances.

A single meter and tempo can be specified on the command line, while more complex tempo maps can be read from plain text files. Alternatively, it’s also possible to run klick in interactive mode, where the tempo can be changed at runtime using the keyboard, or to follow tempo information read from JACK transport.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install klick

Install klick Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install klick

Install klick 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 klick using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install klick

How To Uninstall klick on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove klick

Uninstall klick And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove klick

Remove klick Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge klick

Remove klick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge klick

Dependencies

klick have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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