How To Install libfaust2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaust2 on Kali Linux.

What is libfaust2

libfaust2 is:

Faust is a functional programming language specifically designed for realtime audio applications and plugins. The syntax of the language is block diagram oriented. The faust compiler translate signal processing specifications into optimized C++ code for signal processing applications.

The generated code can be wrapped into an ‘architecture file’ in order to create for example a standalone jack/gtk application. Several architecture file are provided and additional ones are fairly easy to add.

This package contains the libraries for applications built with faust.

There are three methods to install libfaust2 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 libfaust2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfaust2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfaust2

Install libfaust2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfaust2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfaust2

Install libfaust2 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 libfaust2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfaust2

How To Uninstall libfaust2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfaust2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfaust2

Uninstall libfaust2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfaust2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfaust2

Remove libfaust2 Configurations and Data

To remove libfaust2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfaust2

Remove libfaust2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfaust2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfaust2

Dependencies

libfaust2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libllvm11

References

• libfaust2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaust2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.