How To Install libsmf0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmf0 on Kali Linux. libsmf0 is LibSMF is a BSD-licensed C library for handling SMF (*.mid) files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmf0 on Kali Linux.

What is libsmf0

libsmf0 is:

LibSMF is a BSD-licensed C library for handling SMF ("*.mid") files. It transparently handles conversions between time and pulses, tempo map handling etc. The only dependencies are C compiler and glib. Full API documentation and examples are included.

There are three methods to install libsmf0 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 libsmf0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsmf0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsmf0

Install libsmf0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsmf0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsmf0

Install libsmf0 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 libsmf0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsmf0

How To Uninstall libsmf0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsmf0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsmf0

Uninstall libsmf0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsmf0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmf0

Remove libsmf0 Configurations and Data

To remove libsmf0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsmf0

Remove libsmf0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsmf0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmf0

Dependencies

libsmf0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmf0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.