How To Install alsa-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-tools on Kali Linux.
What is alsa-tools
alsa-tools is:
A collection of console-based utilities for specific sound hardware:
as10k1 - An assembler for the EMU10K1 (EMU10K2) DSP chip hda-verb - send HD-audio commands to Intel HDA devices sbiload - OPL2/3 FM instrument loader for the ALSA sequencer us428control - Controller utility for Tascam US-X2Y
There are three methods to install alsa-tools 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 alsa-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install alsa-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install alsa-toolsInstall alsa-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install alsa-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install alsa-toolsInstall alsa-tools 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 alsa-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install alsa-toolsHow To Uninstall alsa-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the alsa-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove alsa-toolsUninstall alsa-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall alsa-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove alsa-toolsRemove alsa-tools Configurations and Data
To remove alsa-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge alsa-toolsRemove alsa-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove alsa-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge alsa-toolsDependencies
alsa-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install alsa-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
