How To Install jackdaemon on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install autoradio

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is jackdaemon and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install jackdaemon on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install jackdaemon using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt -y install autoradio

Install jackdaemon using apt

Because jackdaemon is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install jackdaemon using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install autoradio

Install jackdaemon using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 aptitude database, You can install jackdaemon by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install autoradio

How to upgrade (update) a single package jackdaemon using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the jackdaemon, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install autoradio

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install autoradio

How To Uninstall jackdaemon from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the jackdaemon package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove autoradio

Uninstall jackdaemon and all its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove autoradio

Remove jackdaemon with all configurations and data

To remove jackdaemon configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge autoradio

Remove jackdaemon completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to jackdaemon package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge autoradio

Extra info and code examples

Simple to use, starting from digital audio files, manage on-air broadcasting over a radio-station or web-radio. The main components are: * Player (Xmms/Audacious): plays all your media files and send digital sound to an audio device or audio server * Scheduler: real time manager for emission of special audio files like jingles, spots, playlist and programs; interact with player like supervisor User * inteface: WEB interface to monitor the player and scheduler and admin the schedules for the complete control over your station format. The web interface allows you to easily publish podcasts that conform to the RSS 2.0 and iTunes RSS podcast specifications The web interface provide a "full compatible" ogg player. Developed with Python, Django, Dbus it works in an production environment

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install jackdaemon using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the jackdaemon from Kali Linux.

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