How To Install qasconfig on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qasconfig on Kali Linux. qasconfig is ALSA configuration browser

Introduction

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

What is qasconfig

qasconfig is:

QasTools is a collection of desktop applications for the Linux sound system ALSA.

The applications included are:

  • QasConfig - browser for the ALSA configuration tree
  • QasHctl - mixer for ALSA’s High level Control Interface
  • QasMixer - desktop mixer with features similar to alsamixer

ALSA’s configuration resides in a tree structure which gets built from the contents of the files /etc/asound.conf and ~/.asoundrc. QasConfig is a simple browser for this configuration tree and can help to analyze and debug an ALSA setup.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qasconfig

Install qasconfig Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qasconfig

Install qasconfig 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 qasconfig using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qasconfig

How To Uninstall qasconfig on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove qasconfig

Uninstall qasconfig And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qasconfig

Remove qasconfig Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qasconfig

Remove qasconfig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qasconfig

Dependencies

qasconfig have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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