How To Install libao-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libao-dev on Kali Linux. libao-dev is Cross Platform Audio Output Library Development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libao-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libao-dev

libao-dev is:

Libao is a cross-platform audio library that allows programs to output audio using a simple API on a wide variety of platforms. It currently supports:

  • Null output (handy for testing without a sound device)
  • WAV files
  • AU files
  • OSS (Open Sound System, used on Linux and FreeBSD)
  • ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
  • PulseAudio (next generation GNOME sound server)
  • and several others.

This package contains the header files and static libraries required for developing applications that use libao.

There are three methods to install libao-dev 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 libao-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libao-dev

Install libao-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libao-dev

Install libao-dev 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 libao-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libao-dev

How To Uninstall libao-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libao-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libao-dev

Uninstall libao-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libao-dev

Remove libao-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libao-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libao-dev

Remove libao-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libao-dev

Dependencies

libao-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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