How To Install libopenmpt-modplug1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenmpt-modplug1 on Kali Linux.

What is libopenmpt-modplug1

libopenmpt-modplug1 is:

libopenmpt is a cross-platform C++ and C library to decode tracked music files (modules) into a raw PCM audio stream. It is based on the player code of the OpenMPT project, a descendant of the original ModPlug Tracker.

This package contains the modplug compatibility shared library. It is used by programs that want to use libopenmpt’s decoder, but are written using libmodplug’s API.

There are three methods to install libopenmpt-modplug1 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 libopenmpt-modplug1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenmpt-modplug1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenmpt-modplug1

Install libopenmpt-modplug1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenmpt-modplug1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenmpt-modplug1

Install libopenmpt-modplug1 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 libopenmpt-modplug1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenmpt-modplug1

How To Uninstall libopenmpt-modplug1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libopenmpt-modplug1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenmpt-modplug1

Uninstall libopenmpt-modplug1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenmpt-modplug1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenmpt-modplug1

Remove libopenmpt-modplug1 Configurations and Data

To remove libopenmpt-modplug1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenmpt-modplug1

Remove libopenmpt-modplug1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenmpt-modplug1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenmpt-modplug1

Dependencies

libopenmpt-modplug1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• libopenmpt-modplug1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenmpt-modplug1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.