How To Install libsox-fmt-ao on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libsox-fmt-ao

libsox-fmt-ao is:

SoX is the swiss army knife of sound processing.

This package contains the SoX Libao format I/O library.

libao: https://xiph.org/ao

There are three methods to install libsox-fmt-ao 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-ao 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-ao using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libsox-fmt-ao Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsox-fmt-ao

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

sudo aptitude -y install libsox-fmt-ao

How To Uninstall libsox-fmt-ao on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libsox-fmt-ao

Uninstall libsox-fmt-ao And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libsox-fmt-ao Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libsox-fmt-ao have the following dependencies:

• libao4
• libc6
• libsox3

References

• libsox-fmt-ao website

Summary

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