How To Install lame-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lame-doc on Kali Linux. lame-doc is MP3 encoding library (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lame-doc on Kali Linux.

What is lame-doc

lame-doc is:

LAME (recursive acronym for “LAME Ain’t an MP3 Encoder”) is a research project for learning about and improving MP3 encoding technology. LAME includes an MP3 encoding library, a simple frontend application, and other tools for sound analysis, as well as convenience tools.

This package contains the documentation.

There are three methods to install lame-doc 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 lame-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lame-doc

Install lame-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lame-doc

Install lame-doc 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 lame-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lame-doc

How To Uninstall lame-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lame-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lame-doc

Uninstall lame-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lame-doc

Remove lame-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge lame-doc

Remove lame-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lame-doc

Dependencies

lame-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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