How To Install tuxguitar-alsa on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tuxguitar-alsa on Kali Linux. tuxguitar-alsa is tuxguitar plugin for sound playback using ALSA

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tuxguitar-alsa on Kali Linux.

What is tuxguitar-alsa

tuxguitar-alsa is:

Use Tuxguitar along this plugin if your Sound Device is supported by ALSA. A MIDI expander is required (Hardware or Software).

There are three methods to install tuxguitar-alsa 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 tuxguitar-alsa Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tuxguitar-alsa

Install tuxguitar-alsa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tuxguitar-alsa

Install tuxguitar-alsa 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 tuxguitar-alsa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tuxguitar-alsa

How To Uninstall tuxguitar-alsa on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tuxguitar-alsa package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tuxguitar-alsa

Uninstall tuxguitar-alsa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tuxguitar-alsa

Remove tuxguitar-alsa Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tuxguitar-alsa

Remove tuxguitar-alsa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tuxguitar-alsa

Dependencies

tuxguitar-alsa have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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