How To Install ecatools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ecatools on Kali Linux. ecatools is multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (tools)

Introduction

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

What is ecatools

ecatools is:

Ecasound is a software package designed for multitrack audio processing. It can be used for simple tasks like audio playback, recording and format conversions, as well as for multitrack effect processing, mixing, recording and signal recycling.

Ecasound supports a wide range of audio inputs, outputs and effect algorithms. Effects and audio objects can be combined in various ways, and their parameters can be controlled by operator objects like oscillators and MIDI-CCs.

This package provides the following tools:

  • ecaconvert: tool for converting a set of files to a common target format
  • ecafixdc: command-line tool for fixing DC-offset
  • ecalength: tool for printing audio file length and other information
  • ecamonitor: tool for monitoring an active ecasound session
  • ecanormalize: command-line tool for normalizing audio files
  • ecaplay: command-line tool for playing audio files

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ecatools

Install ecatools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ecatools

Install ecatools 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 ecatools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ecatools

How To Uninstall ecatools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ecatools

Uninstall ecatools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ecatools

Remove ecatools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ecatools

Remove ecatools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ecatools

Dependencies

ecatools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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