How To Install libspeexdsp-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspeexdsp-dev on Kali Linux. libspeexdsp-dev is The Speex extended library development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspeexdsp-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libspeexdsp-dev

libspeexdsp-dev 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 extended library headers and development files.

There are three methods to install libspeexdsp-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 libspeexdsp-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libspeexdsp-dev

Install libspeexdsp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libspeexdsp-dev

Install libspeexdsp-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libspeexdsp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libspeexdsp-dev

How To Uninstall libspeexdsp-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libspeexdsp-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libspeexdsp-dev

Uninstall libspeexdsp-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspeexdsp-dev

Remove libspeexdsp-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libspeexdsp-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libspeexdsp-dev

Remove libspeexdsp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspeexdsp-dev

Dependencies

libspeexdsp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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