How To Install libfluidsynth-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfluidsynth-dev on Kali Linux. libfluidsynth-dev is Real-time MIDI software synthesizer (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfluidsynth-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libfluidsynth-dev

libfluidsynth-dev is:

Fluidsynth is a real-time midi synthesizer based on the soundfont (sf2 and sf3) specifications. It can be used to render MIDI input or MIDI files to audio. The MIDI events are read from a MIDI device. The sound is rendered in real-time to the sound output device.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libfluidsynth-dev 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 libfluidsynth-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfluidsynth-dev

Install libfluidsynth-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfluidsynth-dev

Install libfluidsynth-dev 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 libfluidsynth-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfluidsynth-dev

How To Uninstall libfluidsynth-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfluidsynth-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfluidsynth-dev

Uninstall libfluidsynth-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfluidsynth-dev

Remove libfluidsynth-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfluidsynth-dev

Remove libfluidsynth-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfluidsynth-dev

Dependencies

libfluidsynth-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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