Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install csound on Kali Linux.
What is csound
csound is:
Csound is a sound and music synthesis system. Drawing from over 450
signal processing modules, it can be used to model virtually any
synthesizer or multi-effect processor. It can work either in real-time
or as a compiler.
Csound is to sound synthesis as C is to programming.
There are three methods to install csound 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 csound Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install csound using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install csoundInstall csound Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install csound using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install csoundInstall csound 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 csound using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install csound
How To Uninstall csound on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the csound package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove csound
Uninstall csound And Its Dependencies
To uninstall csound and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove csound
Remove csound Configurations and Data
To remove csound configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge csound
Remove csound configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove csound configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge csound
Dependencies
csound have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install csound package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
