How To Install a56 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install a56 on Kali Linux.

What is a56

a56 is:

a56 is an assembler for the Motorola DSP56001 family of microcontrollers.

It is capable of compiling the firmware used in Linux’ dsp56k.c driver.

Example DSP code for musical effects such as chorus, flange, and reverb
can be found at http://www.zdomain.com/a56/src/examples/ (unfortunately
copyright prevents distribution).

There are three methods to install a56 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 a56 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install a56 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install a56

Install a56 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install a56 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install a56

Install a56 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 a56 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install a56

How To Uninstall a56 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the a56 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove a56

Uninstall a56 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall a56 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove a56

Remove a56 Configurations and Data

To remove a56 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge a56

Remove a56 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove a56 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge a56

Dependencies

a56 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• a56 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install a56 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.