How To Install libaudiofile-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudiofile-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libaudiofile-dev
libaudiofile-dev is:
The audiofile library allows the processing of audio data to and from audio files of many common formats (currently AIFF, AIFF-C, WAVE, NeXT/Sun, BICS, and raw data).
This package contains the development headers and library files needed to compile programs using libaudiofile, as well as example programs for identifying and converting audio files.
There are three methods to install libaudiofile-dev 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 libaudiofile-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libaudiofile-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libaudiofile-devInstall libaudiofile-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libaudiofile-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libaudiofile-devInstall libaudiofile-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libaudiofile-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libaudiofile-devHow To Uninstall libaudiofile-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libaudiofile-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libaudiofile-devUninstall libaudiofile-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libaudiofile-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaudiofile-devRemove libaudiofile-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libaudiofile-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libaudiofile-devRemove libaudiofile-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libaudiofile-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaudiofile-devDependencies
libaudiofile-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libaudiofile-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
