How To Install sooperlooper on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sooperlooper on Kali Linux.
What is sooperlooper
sooperlooper is:
SooperLooper is a live looping sampler capable of immediate loop recording, overdubbing, multiplying, reversing and more. It allows for multiple simultaneous multi-channel loops limited only by your computer’s available memory.
The application is a standalone JACK client with an engine controllable via OSC and MIDI. It also includes a GUI which communicates with the engine via OSC (even over a network) for user-friendly control on a desktop.
There are three methods to install sooperlooper 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 sooperlooper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sooperlooper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sooperlooperInstall sooperlooper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sooperlooper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sooperlooperInstall sooperlooper 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 sooperlooper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sooperlooperHow To Uninstall sooperlooper on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the sooperlooper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sooperlooperUninstall sooperlooper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sooperlooper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sooperlooperRemove sooperlooper Configurations and Data
To remove sooperlooper configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sooperlooperRemove sooperlooper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sooperlooper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sooperlooperDependencies
sooperlooper have the following dependencies:
- libasound2
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libjack-jackd2-0
- liblo7
- libncurses6
- librubberband2
- libsamplerate0
- libsigc++-2.0-0v5
- libsndfile1
- libstdc++6
- libtinfo6
- libwxbase3.0-0v5
- libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-0v5
- libxml2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sooperlooper package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.