How To Install libecasoundc-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libecasoundc-dev on Kali Linux. libecasoundc-dev is multitrack-capable audio recorder and effect processor (C dev library)

Introduction

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

What is libecasoundc-dev

libecasoundc-dev is:

Ecasound is a software package designed for multitrack audio processing. It can be used for simple tasks like audio playback, recording and format conversions, as well as for multitrack effect processing, mixing, recording and signal recycling.

Ecasound supports a wide range of audio inputs, outputs and effect algorithms. Effects and audio objects can be combined in various ways, and their parameters can be controlled by operator objects like oscillators and MIDI-CCs.

This package provides ecasound’s C library development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libecasoundc-dev

Install libecasoundc-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libecasoundc-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libecasoundc-dev

How To Uninstall libecasoundc-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libecasoundc-dev

Uninstall libecasoundc-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libecasoundc-dev

Remove libecasoundc-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libecasoundc-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libecasoundc-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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