How To Install vkeybd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vkeybd on Kali Linux. vkeybd is Virtual MIDI Keyboard

Introduction

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

What is vkeybd

vkeybd is:

This program allows you to use the Linux AWE32 driver, OSS MIDI sequencer, or ALSA MIDI sequencer and provides “virtual” keyboard (the musical type), which can be “played” using the keyboard or mouse under X11.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vkeybd

Install vkeybd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vkeybd

Install vkeybd 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 vkeybd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vkeybd

How To Uninstall vkeybd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vkeybd

Uninstall vkeybd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vkeybd

Remove vkeybd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vkeybd

Remove vkeybd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vkeybd

Dependencies

vkeybd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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