How To Install libsox-fmt-all on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsox-fmt-all on Kali Linux.

What is libsox-fmt-all

libsox-fmt-all is:

SoX is the swiss army knife of sound processing.

This is a metapackage depending on all free SoX format libraries.

There are three methods to install libsox-fmt-all 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 libsox-fmt-all Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsox-fmt-all using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsox-fmt-all

Install libsox-fmt-all Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsox-fmt-all using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsox-fmt-all

Install libsox-fmt-all 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 libsox-fmt-all using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsox-fmt-all

How To Uninstall libsox-fmt-all on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsox-fmt-all package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsox-fmt-all

Uninstall libsox-fmt-all And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsox-fmt-all

Remove libsox-fmt-all Configurations and Data

To remove libsox-fmt-all configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsox-fmt-all

Remove libsox-fmt-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsox-fmt-all

Dependencies

libsox-fmt-all have the following dependencies:

• libsox-fmt-alsa
• libsox-fmt-ao
• libsox-fmt-base
• libsox-fmt-mp3
• libsox-fmt-oss
• libsox-fmt-pulse

References

• libsox-fmt-all website

Summary

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