How To Install libpulse-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpulse-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libpulse-dev
libpulse-dev is:
PulseAudio, previously known as Polypaudio, is a sound server for POSIX and WIN32 systems. It is a drop in replacement for the ESD sound server with much better latency, mixing/re-sampling quality and overall architecture.
Headers and libraries for developing applications that access a PulseAudio sound server via PulseAudio’s native interface.
There are three methods to install libpulse-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 libpulse-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpulse-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpulse-devInstall libpulse-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpulse-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpulse-devInstall libpulse-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libpulse-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpulse-devHow To Uninstall libpulse-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpulse-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpulse-devUninstall libpulse-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpulse-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpulse-devRemove libpulse-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libpulse-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpulse-devRemove libpulse-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpulse-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpulse-devDependencies
libpulse-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpulse-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.