How To Install libsndfile1-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsndfile1-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libsndfile1-dev
libsndfile1-dev is:
libsndfile is a library of C routines for reading and writing files containing sampled audio data.
This is the development version of libsndfile. You will need this only if you intend to compile programs that use this library.
There are three methods to install libsndfile1-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 libsndfile1-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsndfile1-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsndfile1-devInstall libsndfile1-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libsndfile1-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsndfile1-devInstall libsndfile1-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 libsndfile1-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsndfile1-devHow To Uninstall libsndfile1-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libsndfile1-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsndfile1-devUninstall libsndfile1-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsndfile1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsndfile1-devRemove libsndfile1-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libsndfile1-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsndfile1-devRemove libsndfile1-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsndfile1-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsndfile1-devDependencies
libsndfile1-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsndfile1-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.