How To Install libvorbisfile3 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvorbisfile3 on Kali Linux.

What is libvorbisfile3

libvorbisfile3 is:

Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and-royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format for audio and music at fixed and variable bitrates from 16 to 128 kbps/channel.

The Vorbisfile library provides a convenient high-level API for decoding and basic manipulation of all Vorbis-I audio streams.

There are three methods to install libvorbisfile3 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 libvorbisfile3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvorbisfile3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvorbisfile3

Install libvorbisfile3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvorbisfile3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvorbisfile3

Install libvorbisfile3 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 libvorbisfile3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvorbisfile3

How To Uninstall libvorbisfile3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvorbisfile3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvorbisfile3

Uninstall libvorbisfile3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvorbisfile3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvorbisfile3

Remove libvorbisfile3 Configurations and Data

To remove libvorbisfile3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvorbisfile3

Remove libvorbisfile3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvorbisfile3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvorbisfile3

Dependencies

libvorbisfile3 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libogg0
• libvorbis0a

References

• libvorbisfile3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvorbisfile3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.