How To Install libbcg729-0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbcg729-0 on Kali Linux. libbcg729-0 is ITU G.729 Annex A compatible audio codec

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbcg729-0 on Kali Linux.

What is libbcg729-0

libbcg729-0 is:

Bcg729 is an open source implementation of the ITU G729 Annex A speech codec. Written in C 99, the library is fully portable. It runs on many platforms, including ARM and x86.

Bcg729 supports concurrent channels encoding/decoding for multi call application such as conferencing.

The project was developed as part of mediastreamer2, Linphone’s media processing engine. It therefore also contains the glue for integration into Linphone/mediastreamer2.

There are three methods to install libbcg729-0 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 libbcg729-0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libbcg729-0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libbcg729-0

Install libbcg729-0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libbcg729-0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libbcg729-0

Install libbcg729-0 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 libbcg729-0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbcg729-0

How To Uninstall libbcg729-0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libbcg729-0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbcg729-0

Uninstall libbcg729-0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libbcg729-0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbcg729-0

Remove libbcg729-0 Configurations and Data

To remove libbcg729-0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbcg729-0

Remove libbcg729-0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libbcg729-0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbcg729-0

Dependencies

libbcg729-0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbcg729-0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.