How To Install libshairport2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshairport2 on Kali Linux.

What is libshairport2

libshairport2 is:

This program emulates an AirPort Express for the purpose of streaming music from iTunes and compatible iPods. It implements a server for the Apple RAOP protocol. ShairPort does not support AirPlay v2 (video and photo streaming). It supports multiple simultaneous streams, if your audio output chain (as detected by libao) does so.

This package installs the shared library.

There are three methods to install libshairport2 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 libshairport2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libshairport2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libshairport2

Install libshairport2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libshairport2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libshairport2

Install libshairport2 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 libshairport2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libshairport2

How To Uninstall libshairport2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libshairport2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libshairport2

Uninstall libshairport2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libshairport2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshairport2

Remove libshairport2 Configurations and Data

To remove libshairport2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libshairport2

Remove libshairport2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libshairport2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshairport2

Dependencies

libshairport2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libssl1.1

References

• libshairport2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshairport2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.