How To Install libcdaudio-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdaudio-dev on Kali Linux. libcdaudio-dev is library for controlling a CD-ROM when playing audio CDs (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcdaudio-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libcdaudio-dev

libcdaudio-dev is:

This library provides functions for controlling an audio CD: starting, stopping, ejecting, etc. It also provides an interface to the CDDB and CD Index servers.

This package contains the development files.

There are three methods to install libcdaudio-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 libcdaudio-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libcdaudio-dev

Install libcdaudio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libcdaudio-dev

Install libcdaudio-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libcdaudio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libcdaudio-dev

How To Uninstall libcdaudio-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libcdaudio-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libcdaudio-dev

Uninstall libcdaudio-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcdaudio-dev

Remove libcdaudio-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libcdaudio-dev

Remove libcdaudio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcdaudio-dev

Dependencies

libcdaudio-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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