How To Install libportsmf-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libportsmf-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libportsmf-dev
libportsmf-dev is:
Portsmf is “Port Standard MIDI File”, a cross-platform, C++ library for reading and writing Standard MIDI Files.
Features:
- input and output of Standard MIDI Files
- data structures, classes, etc. for representing music data in memory o sequence structure consisting of multiple tracks o track structure consisting of multiple events o events contain note and control data o extensible attribute-value property lists o tempo track and time signature representation
- input and output of a text-based representation: Allegro files
- extensive editing operations on sequences and tracks
- conversion to/from binary buffers for archiving, undo/redo, etc.
This package contains the development files.
There are three methods to install libportsmf-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 libportsmf-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libportsmf-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libportsmf-devInstall libportsmf-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libportsmf-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libportsmf-devInstall libportsmf-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libportsmf-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libportsmf-devHow To Uninstall libportsmf-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libportsmf-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libportsmf-devUninstall libportsmf-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libportsmf-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libportsmf-devRemove libportsmf-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libportsmf-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libportsmf-devRemove libportsmf-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libportsmf-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libportsmf-devDependencies
libportsmf-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libportsmf-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
