How To Install libspeex1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspeex1 on Kali Linux. libspeex1 is The Speex codec runtime library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspeex1 on Kali Linux.

What is libspeex1

libspeex1 is:

Speex is an audio codec especially designed for compressing voice at low bit-rates for applications such as voice over IP (VoIP). In some senses, it is meant to be complementary to the Vorbis codec which places a greater emphasis on high-quality music reproduction.

This package provides the speex runtime library.

There are three methods to install libspeex1 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 libspeex1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libspeex1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libspeex1

Install libspeex1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libspeex1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libspeex1

Install libspeex1 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 libspeex1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libspeex1

How To Uninstall libspeex1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libspeex1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libspeex1

Uninstall libspeex1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libspeex1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspeex1

Remove libspeex1 Configurations and Data

To remove libspeex1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libspeex1

Remove libspeex1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libspeex1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspeex1

Dependencies

libspeex1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspeex1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.