How To Install libkarma-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkarma-dev on Kali Linux. libkarma-dev is Rio Karma access library [development files]

Introduction

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

What is libkarma-dev

libkarma-dev is:

libkarma is a C language library that provides (read/write) access to the Rio Karma music player using either the usb (with OMFS) or network (PEARL) interface.

libkarma allows developers to do the following:

  • login
  • read, write and delete music or data files
  • read and write file information
  • write music or taxi files with one function, including setting all metadata

This package contains the development files needed to compile programs using the facilities provided by libkarma.

There are three methods to install libkarma-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 libkarma-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 libkarma-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkarma-dev

Install libkarma-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libkarma-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libkarma-dev

How To Uninstall libkarma-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libkarma-dev

Uninstall libkarma-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkarma-dev

Remove libkarma-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libkarma-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libkarma-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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