How To Install libchromaprint-tools on Kali Linux

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

Introduction

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

What is libchromaprint-tools

libchromaprint-tools 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 provides the fpcalc utility.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libchromaprint-tools

Install libchromaprint-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libchromaprint-tools

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

sudo aptitude -y install libchromaprint-tools

How To Uninstall libchromaprint-tools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libchromaprint-tools

Uninstall libchromaprint-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libchromaprint-tools

Remove libchromaprint-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libchromaprint-tools

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

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

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

Dependencies

libchromaprint-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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