How To Install libaudio2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudio2 on Kali Linux. libaudio2 is Network Audio System - shared libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudio2 on Kali Linux.

What is libaudio2

libaudio2 is:

The Network Audio System (NAS) was developed by NCD for playing, recording, and manipulating audio data over a network. Like the X Window System, it uses the client/server model to separate applications from the specific drivers that control audio input and output devices.

This package contains the NAS library (libaudio), needed for both remote and local output.

There are three methods to install libaudio2 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 libaudio2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libaudio2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libaudio2

Install libaudio2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libaudio2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libaudio2

Install libaudio2 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 libaudio2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libaudio2

How To Uninstall libaudio2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libaudio2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaudio2

Uninstall libaudio2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libaudio2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaudio2

Remove libaudio2 Configurations and Data

To remove libaudio2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libaudio2

Remove libaudio2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libaudio2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaudio2

Dependencies

libaudio2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudio2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.