How To Install libfdk-aac2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdk-aac2 on Kali Linux.

What is libfdk-aac2

libfdk-aac2 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 run a program compiled using The Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library.

There are three methods to install libfdk-aac2 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-aac2 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-aac2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfdk-aac2

Install libfdk-aac2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfdk-aac2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfdk-aac2

Install libfdk-aac2 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-aac2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfdk-aac2

How To Uninstall libfdk-aac2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfdk-aac2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfdk-aac2

Uninstall libfdk-aac2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfdk-aac2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfdk-aac2

Remove libfdk-aac2 Configurations and Data

To remove libfdk-aac2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfdk-aac2

Remove libfdk-aac2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfdk-aac2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfdk-aac2

Dependencies

libfdk-aac2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libfdk-aac2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfdk-aac2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.