How To Install qashctl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qashctl on Kali Linux. qashctl is mixer for ALSAs High level Control Interface

Introduction

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

What is qashctl

qashctl 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

QasHctl is a mixer application for ALSA’s “High level Control Interface”. This interface allows more complex interaction than the “Simple Mixer Interface” which is used by alsamixer and QasMixer.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qashctl

Install qashctl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qashctl

Install qashctl 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 qashctl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qashctl

How To Uninstall qashctl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove qashctl

Uninstall qashctl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qashctl

Remove qashctl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qashctl

Remove qashctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qashctl

Dependencies

qashctl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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