How To Install sfront on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is sfront

sfront is:

Sfront compiles MPEG 4 Structured Audio (MP4-SA) bitstreams into efficient C programs that generate audio when executed. It supports real-time, low-latency audio input/output, MIDI input from soundcards, and Network Musical Performance.

MP4-SA is a standard for normative algorithmic sound, that combines an audio signal processing language (SAOL) with score languages (SASL, and the legacy MIDI File Format).

This package includes the sfront application, the sfront manual and “The MPEG-4 Structured Audio Book”, a book on sound modeling and sequencing using MP4-SA.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sfront

Install sfront Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sfront

Install sfront 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 sfront using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sfront

How To Uninstall sfront on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sfront

Uninstall sfront And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sfront

Remove sfront Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sfront

Remove sfront configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sfront

Dependencies

sfront have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• sfront website

Summary

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