How To Install libshout-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libshout-dev
libshout-dev is:
A library for communicating with and sending data to Icecast and Icecast 2 streaming audio servers. It handles the socket connection, the timing of the data transmission, and prevents bad data from getting to the server.
With just a few lines of code, a programmer can easily turn any application into a streaming source for an Icecast-based server. Libshout also allows developers who want a specific feature set (database access, request taking) to concentrate on that feature set, instead of worrying about how server communication works.
This package contains the development headers, static libraries, and source code to an example program.
There are three methods to install libshout-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 libshout-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libshout-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libshout-devInstall libshout-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libshout-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libshout-devInstall libshout-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 libshout-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libshout-devHow To Uninstall libshout-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libshout-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libshout-devUninstall libshout-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libshout-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshout-devRemove libshout-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libshout-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libshout-devRemove libshout-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libshout-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshout-devDependencies
libshout-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
