How To Install opl3-soundfont on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opl3-soundfont on Kali Linux.

What is opl3-soundfont

opl3-soundfont is:

This package provides a soundfont (sf2) that can be used by FluidSynth, Timidity and WildMidi to play MIDI (and MIDI-like files) using the samples created by the OPL3 (SB16/YM262) chip. This also allows applications like DOSBox, ZDoom and others to play back MIDI without having to emulate the OPL3, which can be costly in terms of CPU usage to emulate accurately.

This package will be installed into /usr/share/sounds/sf2/.

There are three methods to install opl3-soundfont 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 opl3-soundfont Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install opl3-soundfont using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install opl3-soundfont

Install opl3-soundfont Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install opl3-soundfont using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install opl3-soundfont

Install opl3-soundfont 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 opl3-soundfont using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opl3-soundfont

How To Uninstall opl3-soundfont on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the opl3-soundfont package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove opl3-soundfont

Uninstall opl3-soundfont And Its Dependencies

To uninstall opl3-soundfont and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opl3-soundfont

Remove opl3-soundfont Configurations and Data

To remove opl3-soundfont configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge opl3-soundfont

Remove opl3-soundfont configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove opl3-soundfont configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opl3-soundfont

Dependencies

opl3-soundfont have the following dependencies:

References

• opl3-soundfont website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install opl3-soundfont package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.