How To Install qmmp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qmmp on Kali Linux. qmmp is feature-rich audio player with support of many formats

Introduction

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

What is `qmmp`

qmmp is:

Qmmp is feature-rich audio player with support of many formats.
It is written in Qt.

Supported formats:

MPEG1 layer 2/3
Ogg Vorbis
Ogg Opus
Native FLAC, Ogg FLAC
Musepack
WavePack
tracker modules (mod, s3m, it, xm, etc)
ADTS AAC
CD Audio
WMA, Monkey’s Audio (and other formats provided by FFmpeg library)
PCM WAVE (and other formats provided by libsndfile library)
midi
SID
chiptune formats (AY, GBS, GYM, HES, KSS, NSF, NSFE, SAP, SPC, VGM, VGZ,
VTX)

DSP effects:

BS2B effect
sample rate converter
LADSPA effects
extra stereo
crossfade

Visual effects:

projectM visualization
spectrum analyzer

Audio output through:

ALSA
OSS
PulseAudio
JACK
QTMultimedia
Icecast

Other features:

XMMS and Winamp 2.x skins support
alternative user interface based on standard widgets set
10-band equalizer
MP3, Vorbis, AAC, AAC+ streams support
mms support
MPRIS
removable device detection (via HAL or UDisks)
video playback via Mplayer
lyrics (using LyricWiki and other providers)
cover art support
CUE sheet support
embedded CUE support (for FLAC, WavPack and Monkey’s Audio)
multiple playlists
automatic charset detection for cue files and ShoutCast metadata
playlist formats: m3u, pls, xspf
ReplayGain support
sending listening history to Last.fm, Libre.fm and ListenBrainz
CDDB support
audio converter
stream browser
audio formats converter
external programs execution on track change
ReplayGain scanner
archive reader (RAR and 7z)
audio recording
listening history

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qmmp

Install qmmp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qmmp

Install qmmp 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 qmmp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qmmp

How To Uninstall qmmp on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove qmmp

Uninstall qmmp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qmmp

Remove qmmp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qmmp

Remove qmmp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qmmp

Dependencies

qmmp have the following dependencies:

References

qmmp website

Summary

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