How To Install libmp3lame-ocaml on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmp3lame-ocaml on Kali Linux. libmp3lame-ocaml is OCaml interface to the lame library – runtime files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmp3lame-ocaml on Kali Linux.

What is libmp3lame-ocaml

libmp3lame-ocaml is:

This package provides an interface to the lame library for OCaml programmers.

LAME (LAME Ain’t an MP3 Encoder) is a research project for learning about and improving MP3 encoding technology. LAME includes an MP3 encoding library, a simple frontend application, and other tools for sound analysis, as well as convenience tools.

This package contains only the shared runtime stub libraries.

There are three methods to install libmp3lame-ocaml 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 libmp3lame-ocaml Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmp3lame-ocaml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmp3lame-ocaml

Install libmp3lame-ocaml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmp3lame-ocaml using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmp3lame-ocaml

Install libmp3lame-ocaml 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 libmp3lame-ocaml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmp3lame-ocaml

How To Uninstall libmp3lame-ocaml on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmp3lame-ocaml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmp3lame-ocaml

Uninstall libmp3lame-ocaml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmp3lame-ocaml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmp3lame-ocaml

Remove libmp3lame-ocaml Configurations and Data

To remove libmp3lame-ocaml configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmp3lame-ocaml

Remove libmp3lame-ocaml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmp3lame-ocaml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmp3lame-ocaml

Dependencies

libmp3lame-ocaml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmp3lame-ocaml package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.