How To Install libspeexdsp1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspeexdsp1 on Kali Linux.

What is libspeexdsp1

libspeexdsp1 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 runtime library of additional functions that are part of the Speex distribution.

There are three methods to install libspeexdsp1 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 libspeexdsp1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libspeexdsp1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libspeexdsp1

Install libspeexdsp1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libspeexdsp1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libspeexdsp1

Install libspeexdsp1 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 libspeexdsp1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libspeexdsp1

How To Uninstall libspeexdsp1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libspeexdsp1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libspeexdsp1

Uninstall libspeexdsp1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libspeexdsp1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libspeexdsp1

Remove libspeexdsp1 Configurations and Data

To remove libspeexdsp1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libspeexdsp1

Remove libspeexdsp1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libspeexdsp1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libspeexdsp1

Dependencies

libspeexdsp1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libspeexdsp1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libspeexdsp1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.