How To Install codecgraph on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install codecgraph on Kali Linux.

What is codecgraph

codecgraph is:

Codecgraph is a tool to generate a graph based on the ALSA description of a High Definition Audio codec. The generated graph depicts the HDA codec layout and node connections, helping driver troubleshooting and maintenance. Codecgraph’s parser reads the codec description from /proc/asound/card*/codec#0 and parsed data is sent to Graphviz for actual graph generation.

There are three methods to install codecgraph 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 codecgraph Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install codecgraph

Install codecgraph Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install codecgraph using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install codecgraph

Install codecgraph 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 codecgraph using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install codecgraph

How To Uninstall codecgraph on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the codecgraph package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove codecgraph

Uninstall codecgraph And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove codecgraph

Remove codecgraph Configurations and Data

To remove codecgraph configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge codecgraph

Remove codecgraph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge codecgraph

Dependencies

codecgraph have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• codecgraph website

Summary

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