How To Install libfaad2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaad2 on Kali Linux.

What is libfaad2

libfaad2 is:

FAAD2 is the fastest ISO AAC audio decoder available. FAAD2 correctly decodes all MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 MAIN, LOW, LTP, LD and ER object type AAC files.

This package contains the shared library and an extra library with support for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM).

There are three methods to install libfaad2 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 libfaad2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfaad2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfaad2

Install libfaad2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfaad2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfaad2

Install libfaad2 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 libfaad2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfaad2

How To Uninstall libfaad2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfaad2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfaad2

Uninstall libfaad2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfaad2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfaad2

Remove libfaad2 Configurations and Data

To remove libfaad2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfaad2

Remove libfaad2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfaad2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfaad2

Dependencies

libfaad2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libfaad2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfaad2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.