How To Install libopenaptx-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenaptx-dev on Kali Linux. libopenaptx-dev is Audio Processing Technology codec (aptX), development headers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenaptx-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libopenaptx-dev

libopenaptx-dev is:

Support for aptX and aptX HD?codec variants; they both operate on raw 24-bit signed stereo audio sample; at 6:1 fixed compress ratio for aptX; at 4:1 fixed compress ratio for aptX HD.

This package contains the development headers.

There are three methods to install libopenaptx-dev 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 libopenaptx-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libopenaptx-dev

Install libopenaptx-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libopenaptx-dev

Install libopenaptx-dev 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 libopenaptx-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenaptx-dev

How To Uninstall libopenaptx-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libopenaptx-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenaptx-dev

Uninstall libopenaptx-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenaptx-dev

Remove libopenaptx-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenaptx-dev

Remove libopenaptx-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenaptx-dev

Dependencies

libopenaptx-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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