How To Install libao-dbg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libao-dbg on Kali Linux. libao-dbg is Cross Platform Audio Output Library Debug Symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libao-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is libao-dbg

libao-dbg is:

Libao is a cross-platform audio library that allows programs to output audio using a simple API on a wide variety of platforms. It currently supports:

  • Null output (handy for testing without a sound device)
  • WAV files
  • AU files
  • OSS (Open Sound System, used on Linux and FreeBSD)
  • ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
  • PulseAudio (next generation GNOME sound server)
  • and several others.

This package contains debugging symbols useful for tracing bugs in the libao package.

There are three methods to install libao-dbg 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 libao-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libao-dbg

Install libao-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libao-dbg

Install libao-dbg 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 libao-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libao-dbg

How To Uninstall libao-dbg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libao-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libao-dbg

Uninstall libao-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libao-dbg

Remove libao-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libao-dbg

Remove libao-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libao-dbg

Dependencies

libao-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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