Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install silentjack on Kali Linux.
What is silentjack
silentjack is:
SilentJack listens, using the JACK audio system, for silence. When silence is
detected, it runs the command specified. Once the command has been run, a grace
period is observed before resuming the silence detection.
There are three methods to install silentjack 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 silentjack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install silentjack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install silentjackInstall silentjack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install silentjack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install silentjackInstall silentjack 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 silentjack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install silentjack
How To Uninstall silentjack on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the silentjack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove silentjack
Uninstall silentjack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall silentjack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove silentjack
Remove silentjack Configurations and Data
To remove silentjack configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge silentjack
Remove silentjack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove silentjack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge silentjack
Dependencies
silentjack have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install silentjack package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
