How To Install libgroove-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgroove-dev on Kali Linux. libgroove-dev is audio dispatching library (development files)

Introduction

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

What is libgroove-dev

libgroove-dev is:

This C library provides an sink-based API for decoding and encoding audio. It is intended to be used as a backend for music player applications, however it may also be used as a backend for any audio processing utility.

Features:

  • Uses libav for decoding and encoding.
  • Add and remove entries on a playlist for gapless playback.
  • Supports idempotent pause, play, and seek.
  • Per-playlist-item gain adjustment so you can implement loudness compensation without audio glitches.
  • Read and write metadata tags.
  • Extensible sink-based interface. A sink provides resampling and keeps its buffer full. This package contains the raw sink which provides reference-counted raw audio buffers. Other sinks are built on top of this one.
  • Thread-safe.

This package contains the development files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libgroove-dev

Install libgroove-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgroove-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgroove-dev

How To Uninstall libgroove-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgroove-dev

Uninstall libgroove-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgroove-dev

Remove libgroove-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libgroove-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgroove-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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