How To Install libchromaprint-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libchromaprint-dev on Kali Linux. libchromaprint-dev is audio fingerprinting library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libchromaprint-dev

libchromaprint-dev is:

Chromaprint is a library for calculating audio fingerprints which are used by the Acoustid service. Its main purpose is to provide an accurate identifier for record tracks

This package includes development files needed to compile programs using libchromaprint.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libchromaprint-dev

Install libchromaprint-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libchromaprint-dev

Install libchromaprint-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 libchromaprint-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libchromaprint-dev

How To Uninstall libchromaprint-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libchromaprint-dev

Uninstall libchromaprint-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchromaprint-dev

Remove libchromaprint-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libchromaprint-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libchromaprint-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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