How To Install projectm-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install projectm-data on Kali Linux.

What is projectm-data

projectm-data is:

libprojectm is an iterative music visualization library which uses OpenGL for hardware acceleration. It is compatible with Milkdrop presets.

This package contains the presets which are distributed with projectM.

There are three methods to install projectm-data 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 projectm-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install projectm-data

Install projectm-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install projectm-data

Install projectm-data 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 projectm-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install projectm-data

How To Uninstall projectm-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the projectm-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove projectm-data

Uninstall projectm-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove projectm-data

Remove projectm-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge projectm-data

Remove projectm-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge projectm-data

Dependencies

projectm-data have the following dependencies:

References

• projectm-data website

Summary

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