How To Install musescore3-common on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install musescore3-common on Kali Linux.

What is musescore3-common

musescore3-common is:

Demonstration scores and templates, styles, localisations, some plugins for MuseScore, the Open Source (GNU GPL) cross-platform multi-lingual music notation software.

In contrast to earlier versions, no sound font is provided by default, but the Depends ensure a suitable one is installed, normally the compact, full orchestral and band sound, one that is shipped with MuseScore from version 2.2 onwards, or its more limited 2.1 counterpart fluidr3mono-gm-soundfont. In general, any soundfont that Provides musescore-compatible-soundfont will be acceptable; if you installed multiple, run the following command to configure the default MuseScore soundfont (select ??0?? to ensure that the highest-quality soundfont is used):

$ sudo update-alternatives –config MuseScore_General.sf3

There are three methods to install musescore3-common 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 musescore3-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install musescore3-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install musescore3-common

Install musescore3-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install musescore3-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install musescore3-common

Install musescore3-common 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 musescore3-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install musescore3-common

How To Uninstall musescore3-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the musescore3-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove musescore3-common

Uninstall musescore3-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall musescore3-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove musescore3-common

Remove musescore3-common Configurations and Data

To remove musescore3-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge musescore3-common

Remove musescore3-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove musescore3-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge musescore3-common

Dependencies

musescore3-common have the following dependencies:

• musescore-general-soundfont-small

References

• musescore3-common website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install musescore3-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.