How To Install libsidutils-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidutils-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libsidutils-dev
libsidutils-dev is:
This library contains various things deemed useful to all SID players (Emulations of the C64’s SID chip (MOS 6581) and CPU (6510)), and currently every player seems to be re-inventing. It is used by several “player” applications, e.g. sidplay.
Support so far is:
- INI file reader.
- MD5 key creation.
- Song length database parser.
- Sid filter file parser.
Coming soon:
- Playlist parser (load and save).
- STIL parser.
There are three methods to install libsidutils-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 libsidutils-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsidutils-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsidutils-devInstall libsidutils-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsidutils-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsidutils-devInstall libsidutils-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 libsidutils-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsidutils-devHow To Uninstall libsidutils-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsidutils-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsidutils-devUninstall libsidutils-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsidutils-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsidutils-devRemove libsidutils-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsidutils-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsidutils-devRemove libsidutils-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsidutils-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsidutils-devDependencies
libsidutils-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsidutils-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.