How To Install midisport-firmware on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install midisport-firmware on Kali Linux. midisport-firmware is Firmware loader for M-Audios MidiSport devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install midisport-firmware on Kali Linux.

What is midisport-firmware

midisport-firmware is:

This package allows you to use M-Audio’s USB MIDI and Audio interfaces with Linux. These devices require a firmware download before an operating system driver (e.g. ALSA’s snd-usb-audio) can access them.

Supported devices:

  • MidiSport 1x1
  • MidiSport 2x2
  • MidiSport 4x4
  • MidiSport 8x8
  • KeyStation (old models: 49, 61)
  • Oxygen
  • Radium49
  • Radium61
  • Uno The loader is not required for the MidiSport 2x4 and for newer KeyStation models (49e, 61es, Pro 88).

There are three methods to install midisport-firmware 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 midisport-firmware Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install midisport-firmware

Install midisport-firmware Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install midisport-firmware

Install midisport-firmware 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 midisport-firmware using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install midisport-firmware

How To Uninstall midisport-firmware on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the midisport-firmware package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove midisport-firmware

Uninstall midisport-firmware And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove midisport-firmware

Remove midisport-firmware Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge midisport-firmware

Remove midisport-firmware configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge midisport-firmware

Dependencies

midisport-firmware have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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