How To Install libsidplayfp-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidplayfp-dev on Kali Linux. libsidplayfp-dev is library to play Commodore 64 music based on libsidplay2 (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libsidplayfp-dev

libsidplayfp-dev is:

libsidplayfp (and its console frontend sidplayfp) is a fork of sidplay2 born with the aim to improve the quality of emulating the 6581, 8580 chips and the surrounding C64 system in order to play SID music better.

This package contains libsidplayfp static library and header files.

There are three methods to install libsidplayfp-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 libsidplayfp-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 libsidplayfp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsidplayfp-dev

Install libsidplayfp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsidplayfp-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsidplayfp-dev

How To Uninstall libsidplayfp-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsidplayfp-dev

Uninstall libsidplayfp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsidplayfp-dev

Remove libsidplayfp-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libsidplayfp-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsidplayfp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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