How To Install libmatemixer-common on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatemixer-common on Kali Linux. libmatemixer-common is Mixer library for MATE Desktop (common files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmatemixer-common on Kali Linux.

What is libmatemixer-common

libmatemixer-common is:

Mixer library for MATE Desktop. It provides an abstract API allowing access to mixer functionality available in the PulseAudio, ALSA and OSS sound systems.

This package contains the architecture-independent files.

There are three methods to install libmatemixer-common 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 libmatemixer-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmatemixer-common

Install libmatemixer-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmatemixer-common

Install libmatemixer-common 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 libmatemixer-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmatemixer-common

How To Uninstall libmatemixer-common on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmatemixer-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmatemixer-common

Uninstall libmatemixer-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmatemixer-common

Remove libmatemixer-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmatemixer-common

Remove libmatemixer-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmatemixer-common

Dependencies

libmatemixer-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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