How To Install libshout3-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout3-dev on Kali Linux. libshout3-dev is MP3/Ogg Vorbis broadcast streaming library (transitional package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout3-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libshout3-dev

libshout3-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.

This is a transitional dummy package to ease upgrades to libshout-dev.

There are three methods to install libshout3-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 libshout3-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libshout3-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libshout3-dev

Install libshout3-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libshout3-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libshout3-dev

Install libshout3-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libshout3-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libshout3-dev

How To Uninstall libshout3-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libshout3-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libshout3-dev

Uninstall libshout3-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libshout3-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libshout3-dev

Remove libshout3-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libshout3-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libshout3-dev

Remove libshout3-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libshout3-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libshout3-dev

Dependencies

libshout3-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libshout3-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.