How To Install libflac++6v5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflac++6v5 on Kali Linux. libflac++6v5 is Free Lossless Audio Codec - C++ runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflac++6v5 on Kali Linux.

What is libflac++6v5

libflac++6v5 is:

FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Grossly oversimplified, FLAC is similar to MP3, but lossless. The FLAC project consists of:

  • The stream format
  • libFLAC, which implements a reference encoder, stream decoder, and file decoder
  • flac, which is a command-line wrapper around libFLAC to encode and decode .flac files
  • Input plugins for various music players (Winamp, XMMS, and more in the works)

This package contains the runtime library libFLAC++.

There are three methods to install libflac++6v5 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 libflac++6v5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libflac++6v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libflac++6v5

Install libflac++6v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libflac++6v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libflac++6v5

Install libflac++6v5 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 libflac++6v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libflac++6v5

How To Uninstall libflac++6v5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libflac++6v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libflac++6v5

Uninstall libflac++6v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libflac++6v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libflac++6v5

Remove libflac++6v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libflac++6v5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libflac++6v5

Remove libflac++6v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libflac++6v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libflac++6v5

Dependencies

libflac++6v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libflac++6v5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.