How To Install openmpt123 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install openmpt123 on Kali Linux. openmpt123 is module music library based on OpenMPT – music player

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openmpt123 on Kali Linux.

What is openmpt123

openmpt123 is:

libopenmpt is a cross-platform C++ and C library to decode tracked music files (modules) into a raw PCM audio stream. It is based on the player code of the OpenMPT project, a descendant of the original ModPlug Tracker.

This package contains the openmpt123 command-line module player.

There are three methods to install openmpt123 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 openmpt123 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install openmpt123 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openmpt123

Install openmpt123 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openmpt123 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openmpt123

Install openmpt123 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 openmpt123 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openmpt123

How To Uninstall openmpt123 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the openmpt123 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openmpt123

Uninstall openmpt123 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openmpt123 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openmpt123

Remove openmpt123 Configurations and Data

To remove openmpt123 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openmpt123

Remove openmpt123 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove openmpt123 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openmpt123

Dependencies

openmpt123 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openmpt123 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.