How To Install libsidplay1v5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidplay1v5 on Kali Linux. libsidplay1v5 is SID (MOS 6581) emulation library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidplay1v5 on Kali Linux.

What is libsidplay1v5

libsidplay1v5 is:

This is a (shared) library that implements the emulation of the C64’s SID chip (MOS 6581) and CPU (6510). It is used by several “player” applications, e.g. sidplay, which make it possible to listen to really a lot (13.600+) of tunes, known from old and new C64 programs (as well as Amiga compositions). Find most of the available musics from your favourite games or demos and more in the High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC). For downloads and information about the volunteers, who maintain the collection, look at the HVSC homepage http://www.hvsc.c64.org.

There are three methods to install libsidplay1v5 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 libsidplay1v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsidplay1v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsidplay1v5

Install libsidplay1v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsidplay1v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsidplay1v5

Install libsidplay1v5 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 libsidplay1v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsidplay1v5

How To Uninstall libsidplay1v5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsidplay1v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsidplay1v5

Uninstall libsidplay1v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsidplay1v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsidplay1v5

Remove libsidplay1v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libsidplay1v5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsidplay1v5

Remove libsidplay1v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsidplay1v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsidplay1v5

Dependencies

libsidplay1v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidplay1v5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.