How To Install libsidplay2-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidplay2-dev on Kali Linux. libsidplay2-dev is SID (MOS 6581) emulation library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidplay2-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libsidplay2-dev

libsidplay2-dev 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 libsidplay2-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 libsidplay2-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 libsidplay2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsidplay2-dev

Install libsidplay2-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsidplay2-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsidplay2-dev

Install libsidplay2-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 libsidplay2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsidplay2-dev

How To Uninstall libsidplay2-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsidplay2-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsidplay2-dev

Uninstall libsidplay2-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsidplay2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsidplay2-dev

Remove libsidplay2-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsidplay2-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsidplay2-dev

Remove libsidplay2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsidplay2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsidplay2-dev

Dependencies

libsidplay2-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidplay2-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.