How To Install libgpod4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpod4 on Kali Linux. libgpod4 is library to read and write songs and artwork to an iPod

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpod4 on Kali Linux.

What is libgpod4

libgpod4 is:

libgpod is a library meant to abstract access to an iPod’s content. It provides an easy to use API to retrieve the list of files and playlist stored on an iPod, to modify them and to save them back to the iPod

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgpod4 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 libgpod4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgpod4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgpod4

Install libgpod4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgpod4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgpod4

Install libgpod4 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 libgpod4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgpod4

How To Uninstall libgpod4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgpod4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgpod4

Uninstall libgpod4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgpod4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgpod4

Remove libgpod4 Configurations and Data

To remove libgpod4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgpod4

Remove libgpod4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgpod4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgpod4

Dependencies

libgpod4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgpod4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.