How To Install timidity-daemon on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install timidity-daemon on Kali Linux. timidity-daemon is runs TiMidity++ as a system-wide MIDI sequencer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install timidity-daemon on Kali Linux.

What is timidity-daemon

timidity-daemon is:

TiMidity++ is a very high quality software-only MIDI sequencer and MOD player.

This package is not needed for a desktop install and output by default using the ALSA driver.

This package provides TiMidity++ as a system-wide MIDI sequencer.

There are three methods to install timidity-daemon 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 timidity-daemon Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install timidity-daemon

Install timidity-daemon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install timidity-daemon

Install timidity-daemon 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 timidity-daemon using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install timidity-daemon

How To Uninstall timidity-daemon on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the timidity-daemon package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove timidity-daemon

Uninstall timidity-daemon And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove timidity-daemon

Remove timidity-daemon Configurations and Data

To remove timidity-daemon configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge timidity-daemon

Remove timidity-daemon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge timidity-daemon

Dependencies

timidity-daemon have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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