How To Install libasound2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libasound2 on Kali Linux. libasound2 is shared library for ALSA applications

Introduction

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

What is libasound2

libasound2 is:

This package contains the ALSA library and its standard plugins, as well as the required configuration files.

ALSA is the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.

There are three methods to install libasound2 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libasound2

Install libasound2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libasound2

Install libasound2 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libasound2

How To Uninstall libasound2 on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libasound2

Uninstall libasound2 And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libasound2

Remove libasound2 Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libasound2

Remove libasound2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libasound2

Dependencies

libasound2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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