How To Install librtmidi-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtmidi-dev
on Kali Linux.
What is librtmidi-dev
librtmidi-dev is:
RtMidi is a set of C++ classes that provides a common API (Application Programming Interface) for realtime MIDI input/output across Linux (native ALSA, JACK, and OSS), Macintosh OS X, SGI, and Windows (DirectSound and ASIO) operating systems. RtMidi significantly simplifies the process of interacting with computer audio hardware.
This package provides the development files.
There are three methods to install librtmidi-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 librtmidi-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 librtmidi-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librtmidi-dev
Install librtmidi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librtmidi-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librtmidi-dev
Install librtmidi-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 librtmidi-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librtmidi-dev
How To Uninstall librtmidi-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the librtmidi-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librtmidi-dev
Uninstall librtmidi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librtmidi-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librtmidi-dev
Remove librtmidi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove librtmidi-dev
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librtmidi-dev
Remove librtmidi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librtmidi-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librtmidi-dev
Dependencies
librtmidi-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librtmidi-dev
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.