How To Install faad on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install faad on Kali Linux. faad is freeware Advanced Audio Decoder player

Introduction

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

What is faad

faad is:

FAAD2 is the fastest ISO AAC audio decoder available. FAAD2 correctly decodes all MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 MAIN, LOW, LTP, LD and ER object type AAC files.

This package contains a command line interface to play AAC or MP4 files.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install faad

Install faad Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install faad

Install faad 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 faad using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install faad

How To Uninstall faad on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove faad

Uninstall faad And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove faad

Remove faad Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge faad

Remove faad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge faad

Dependencies

faad have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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