How To Install libfdk-aac-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdk-aac-dev on Kali Linux. libfdk-aac-dev is Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libfdk-aac-dev

libfdk-aac-dev is:

The FDK AAC Codec Library For Android contains an encoder implementation of the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) audio codec.

This package contains the files needed to compile and statically link against the Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libfdk-aac-dev

Install libfdk-aac-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libfdk-aac-dev

Install libfdk-aac-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 libfdk-aac-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfdk-aac-dev

How To Uninstall libfdk-aac-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libfdk-aac-dev

Uninstall libfdk-aac-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfdk-aac-dev

Remove libfdk-aac-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libfdk-aac-dev

Remove libfdk-aac-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfdk-aac-dev

Dependencies

libfdk-aac-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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