How To Install sf3convert on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sf3convert on Kali Linux.

What is sf3convert

sf3convert is:

The sf3convert tool can be used to convert an SF2 SoundFont into SF3 format, or into C code for embedding into a binary.

The SF3 SoundFont format is the same as SF2, except it uses an OGG container instead of WAV for the patches contained in it. Current synthesisers, such as MuseScore and FluidSynth, expect the Vorbis codec to be used, which is lossy; hence, an SF3 SoundFont is considered to have a corresponding SF2 one as source, and to be compiled via this tool.

There are three methods to install sf3convert 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 sf3convert Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sf3convert using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sf3convert

Install sf3convert Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sf3convert using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sf3convert

Install sf3convert 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 sf3convert using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sf3convert

How To Uninstall sf3convert on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the sf3convert package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sf3convert

Uninstall sf3convert And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sf3convert and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sf3convert

Remove sf3convert Configurations and Data

To remove sf3convert configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sf3convert

Remove sf3convert configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sf3convert configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sf3convert

Dependencies

sf3convert have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• sf3convert website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sf3convert package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.