How To Install libsmpeg-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmpeg-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libsmpeg-dev
libsmpeg-dev is:
SMPEG (SDL MPEG Player Library) is a free MPEG1 video player library with sound support. Video playback is based on the ubiquitous Berkeley MPEG player, mpeg_play v2.2. Audio is played through a slightly modified mpegsound library, part of splay v0.8.2. SMPEG supports MPEG audio (MP3), MPEG-1 video, and MPEG system streams.
This package contains the development files (headers and static libraries) for libsmpeg. It is only needed if you want to compile programs that use SMPEG.
There are three methods to install libsmpeg-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 libsmpeg-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsmpeg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsmpeg-devInstall libsmpeg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsmpeg-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsmpeg-devInstall libsmpeg-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 libsmpeg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsmpeg-devHow To Uninstall libsmpeg-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsmpeg-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsmpeg-devUninstall libsmpeg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsmpeg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsmpeg-devRemove libsmpeg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsmpeg-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsmpeg-devRemove libsmpeg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsmpeg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsmpeg-devDependencies
libsmpeg-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsmpeg-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
