How To Install libmodplug1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodplug1 on Kali Linux.

What is libmodplug1

libmodplug1 is:

Module files (MOD music, tracker music) are a family of music file formats originating from the MOD file format on Amiga systems used in late 1980s.

This is a library based on the mod music rendering code from ModPlug, a popular Windows mod player written by Olivier Lapicque, found at http://www.modplug.com.

There are three methods to install libmodplug1 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 libmodplug1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmodplug1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmodplug1

Install libmodplug1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmodplug1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmodplug1

Install libmodplug1 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 libmodplug1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmodplug1

How To Uninstall libmodplug1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmodplug1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmodplug1

Uninstall libmodplug1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmodplug1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmodplug1

Remove libmodplug1 Configurations and Data

To remove libmodplug1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmodplug1

Remove libmodplug1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmodplug1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmodplug1

Dependencies

libmodplug1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libstdc++6

References

• libmodplug1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmodplug1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.