How To Install japa on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is japa

japa is:

Japa, is a ‘perceptual’ or ‘psychoacoustic’ audio spectrum analyser. Possible uses include spectrum monitoring while mixing or mastering, evaluation of ambient noise, and (using pink noise) equalisation of PA systems.

It supports up to four audio inputs of which two can graphically be compared. Additionally a pink noise and white noise generator is running after starting japa.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install japa

Install japa Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install japa

Install japa 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 japa using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install japa

How To Uninstall japa on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove japa

Uninstall japa And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove japa

Remove japa Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge japa

Remove japa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge japa

Dependencies

japa have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libclthreads2
• libclxclient3
• libfftw3-single3
• libgcc-s1
• libjack-jackd2-0
• libstdc++6
• libx11-6
• libzita-alsa-pcmi0

References

• japa website

Summary

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