How To Install libshout-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout-tools on Kali Linux. libshout-tools is MP3/Ogg Vorbis broadcast streaming library - commandline tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout-tools on Kali Linux.

What is libshout-tools

libshout-tools 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.

This package provides commandline tools.

There are three methods to install libshout-tools 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-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libshout-tools

Install libshout-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libshout-tools

Install libshout-tools 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 libshout-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libshout-tools

How To Uninstall libshout-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libshout-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libshout-tools

Uninstall libshout-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshout-tools

Remove libshout-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libshout-tools

Remove libshout-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshout-tools

Dependencies

libshout-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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