How To Install libmad0 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmad0 on Kali Linux. libmad0 is MPEG audio decoder library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmad0 on Kali Linux.

What is libmad0

libmad0 is:

MAD is an MPEG audio decoder. It currently only supports the MPEG 1 standard, but fully implements all three audio layers (Layer I, Layer II, and Layer III, the latter often colloquially known as MP3.)

MAD has the following special features:

  • 100% fixed-point (integer) computation
  • completely new implementation based on the ISO/IEC 11172-3 standard
  • distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)

There are three methods to install libmad0 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 libmad0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmad0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmad0

Install libmad0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmad0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmad0

Install libmad0 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 libmad0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmad0

How To Uninstall libmad0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmad0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmad0

Uninstall libmad0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmad0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmad0

Remove libmad0 Configurations and Data

To remove libmad0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmad0

Remove libmad0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmad0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmad0

Dependencies

libmad0 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmad0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.