How To Install exfalso on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install exfalso on Kali Linux. exfalso is audio tag editor for GTK+

Introduction

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

What is exfalso

exfalso is:

Ex Falso displays and edits audio metadata tags. Supported formats include MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, Musepack (MPC), WavPack, and MOD/XM/IT.

A command-line counterpart, Operon, is also distributed as part of this package.

Notable features include:

  • Freeform tag editing for most supported formats, including ID3v2
  • Multiple values for tag keys
  • Flexible rename-by-tags and tag-by-filename patterns
  • Extensible using simple Python-based plugins
  • Edit multiple files in several formats at once

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install exfalso

Install exfalso Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install exfalso

Install exfalso 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 exfalso using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install exfalso

How To Uninstall exfalso on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove exfalso

Uninstall exfalso And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove exfalso

Remove exfalso Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge exfalso

Remove exfalso configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge exfalso

Dependencies

exfalso have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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