How To Install projectm-pulseaudio on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install projectm-pulseaudio on Kali Linux.
What is projectm-pulseaudio
projectm-pulseaudio is:
projectM is an iterative music visualization library which uses OpenGL for hardware acceleration. It is compatible with Milkdrop presets.
This package contains an application to visualize PulseAudio streams.
There are three methods to install projectm-pulseaudio 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-pulseaudio Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install projectm-pulseaudio using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install projectm-pulseaudioInstall projectm-pulseaudio Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install projectm-pulseaudio using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install projectm-pulseaudioInstall projectm-pulseaudio 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install projectm-pulseaudio using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install projectm-pulseaudioHow To Uninstall projectm-pulseaudio on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the projectm-pulseaudio package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove projectm-pulseaudioUninstall projectm-pulseaudio And Its Dependencies
To uninstall projectm-pulseaudio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove projectm-pulseaudioRemove projectm-pulseaudio Configurations and Data
To remove projectm-pulseaudio configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge projectm-pulseaudioRemove projectm-pulseaudio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove projectm-pulseaudio configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge projectm-pulseaudioDependencies
projectm-pulseaudio have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install projectm-pulseaudio package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.