How To Install pianobooster 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 pianobooster

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

What is pianobooster 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 pianobooster 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 pianobooster 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 pianobooster using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pianobooster

Install pianobooster using apt

Because pianobooster 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 pianobooster using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pianobooster

Install pianobooster 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 pianobooster by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pianobooster

How to upgrade (update) a single package pianobooster 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 pianobooster, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install pianobooster

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 pianobooster

How To Uninstall pianobooster from Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pianobooster

Uninstall pianobooster and all its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pianobooster

Remove pianobooster with all configurations and data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pianobooster

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pianobooster

Extra info and code examples

Piano Booster is a new way to learn the piano just by playing a game. It takes elements of the game Guitar Hero but now it uses a real piano keyboard and the game has been turned sideways so the notes scroll along a musical stave. So instead of pressing buttons on a fake guitar you end up learning to play a real musical instrument: the piano. To run Piano Booster you need a MIDI Piano Keyboard and a MIDI interface for the PC. If you don't have a MIDI keyboard you can still try out PianoBooster, using the PC keyboard ('x' is middle C), but a MIDI piano is really recommended).

Conclusion

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

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