How To Install libroar-compat2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libroar-compat2 on Kali Linux. libroar-compat2 is drop-in replacements for other sound libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libroar-compat2 on Kali Linux.

What is libroar-compat2

libroar-compat2 is:

RoarAudio is a system for audio mixing. Its main purpose is to mix audio from different clients before sending it to its outputs (for example a soundcard). It is completely network transparent (UNIX sockets, TCP/IP, DECnet) and supports many common codecs like Ogg Vorbis, Speex or FLAC.

To get programs which use the PulseAudio or YIFF API running, you can install this package and replace the appropriate libraries.

There are three methods to install libroar-compat2 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 libroar-compat2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libroar-compat2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libroar-compat2

Install libroar-compat2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libroar-compat2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libroar-compat2

Install libroar-compat2 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 libroar-compat2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libroar-compat2

How To Uninstall libroar-compat2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libroar-compat2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libroar-compat2

Uninstall libroar-compat2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libroar-compat2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libroar-compat2

Remove libroar-compat2 Configurations and Data

To remove libroar-compat2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libroar-compat2

Remove libroar-compat2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libroar-compat2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libroar-compat2

Dependencies

libroar-compat2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libroar-compat2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.