How To Install libspandsp2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspandsp2 on Kali Linux.

What is libspandsp2

libspandsp2 is:

spandsp is a low-level signal processing library that modulate and demodulate signals commonly used in telephony, such as the “noise” generated by a fax modem or DTMF touchpad.

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libspandsp2 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 libspandsp2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libspandsp2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libspandsp2

Install libspandsp2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libspandsp2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libspandsp2

Install libspandsp2 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 libspandsp2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libspandsp2

How To Uninstall libspandsp2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libspandsp2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libspandsp2

Uninstall libspandsp2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libspandsp2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspandsp2

Remove libspandsp2 Configurations and Data

To remove libspandsp2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libspandsp2

Remove libspandsp2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libspandsp2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspandsp2

Dependencies

libspandsp2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libjpeg62-turbo
• libtiff5

References

• libspandsp2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspandsp2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.