How To Install libasound2-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasound2-data on Kali Linux.

What is libasound2-data

libasound2-data is:

This package contains configuration files for ALSA drivers.

ALSA is the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.

There are three methods to install libasound2-data 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 libasound2-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libasound2-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libasound2-data

Install libasound2-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libasound2-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libasound2-data

Install libasound2-data 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 libasound2-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libasound2-data

How To Uninstall libasound2-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libasound2-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libasound2-data

Uninstall libasound2-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libasound2-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasound2-data

Remove libasound2-data Configurations and Data

To remove libasound2-data configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libasound2-data

Remove libasound2-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libasound2-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasound2-data

Dependencies

libasound2-data have the following dependencies:

References

• libasound2-data website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasound2-data package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.