How To Install libgrooveplayer4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrooveplayer4 on Kali Linux. libgrooveplayer4 is hardware audio playback for libgroove

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrooveplayer4 on Kali Linux.

What is libgrooveplayer4

libgrooveplayer4 is:

This libgroove plugin plays audio via a sound device. It includes a dummy player which can simulate playback without actually having access to a sound device.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libgrooveplayer4 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 libgrooveplayer4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgrooveplayer4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgrooveplayer4

Install libgrooveplayer4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgrooveplayer4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgrooveplayer4

Install libgrooveplayer4 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 libgrooveplayer4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgrooveplayer4

How To Uninstall libgrooveplayer4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libgrooveplayer4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgrooveplayer4

Uninstall libgrooveplayer4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgrooveplayer4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrooveplayer4

Remove libgrooveplayer4 Configurations and Data

To remove libgrooveplayer4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgrooveplayer4

Remove libgrooveplayer4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgrooveplayer4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgrooveplayer4

Dependencies

libgrooveplayer4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrooveplayer4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.