How To Install libtag-extras-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtag-extras-dev on Kali Linux. libtag-extras-dev is TagLib extras library - development files

Introduction

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

What is libtag-extras-dev

libtag-extras-dev is:

This package contains development files needed to build applications using TagLib extras library. This library implements reading and editing tags of a couple extra media file formats which are not supported by the core TagLib Audio Meta-Data Library (taglib). Currently supported file formats are Audible and RealMedia.

There are three methods to install libtag-extras-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 libtag-extras-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 libtag-extras-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtag-extras-dev

Install libtag-extras-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtag-extras-dev

Install libtag-extras-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 libtag-extras-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtag-extras-dev

How To Uninstall libtag-extras-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libtag-extras-dev

Uninstall libtag-extras-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtag-extras-dev

Remove libtag-extras-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtag-extras-dev

Remove libtag-extras-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtag-extras-dev

Dependencies

libtag-extras-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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