How To Install adplug-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install adplug-utils on Kali Linux. adplug-utils is free AdLib sound library (utils)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install adplug-utils on Kali Linux.

What is adplug-utils

adplug-utils is:

AdPlug is a free, cross-platform, hardware independent AdLib sound player library, mainly written in C++ and released under the LGPL. AdPlug plays sound data, originally created for the AdLib (OPL2) and Sound Blaster (Dual OPL2/OPL3) audio boards, directly from its original format on top of an emulator or by using the real hardware. No OPL chip is required for playback.

This package contains additional utilities.

There are three methods to install adplug-utils 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 adplug-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install adplug-utils

Install adplug-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install adplug-utils

Install adplug-utils 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 adplug-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install adplug-utils

How To Uninstall adplug-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the adplug-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove adplug-utils

Uninstall adplug-utils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove adplug-utils

Remove adplug-utils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge adplug-utils

Remove adplug-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge adplug-utils

Dependencies

adplug-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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