How To Install codec2-examples on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install codec2-examples on Kali Linux.

What is codec2-examples

codec2-examples is:

Codec2 is an audio codec especially designed for compressing voice at very low bit-rates for applications such as digital voice radio.

This package contains sample data and supporting examples.

There are three methods to install codec2-examples 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 codec2-examples Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install codec2-examples using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install codec2-examples

Install codec2-examples Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install codec2-examples using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install codec2-examples

Install codec2-examples 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 codec2-examples using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install codec2-examples

How To Uninstall codec2-examples on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the codec2-examples package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove codec2-examples

Uninstall codec2-examples And Its Dependencies

To uninstall codec2-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove codec2-examples

Remove codec2-examples Configurations and Data

To remove codec2-examples configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge codec2-examples

Remove codec2-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove codec2-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge codec2-examples

Dependencies

codec2-examples have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• codec2-examples website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install codec2-examples package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.