How To Install libwavpack-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwavpack-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libwavpack-dev
libwavpack-dev is:
WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique hybrid compression mode. Although the technology is loosely based on previous versions of WavPack, the new version 4 format has been designed from the ground up to offer unparalleled performance and functionality.
This package contains the header files, static libraries and symbolic links that developers using libwavpack will need.
There are three methods to install libwavpack-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 libwavpack-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libwavpack-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwavpack-devInstall libwavpack-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libwavpack-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwavpack-devInstall libwavpack-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libwavpack-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwavpack-devHow To Uninstall libwavpack-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libwavpack-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwavpack-devUninstall libwavpack-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwavpack-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwavpack-devRemove libwavpack-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libwavpack-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwavpack-devRemove libwavpack-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwavpack-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwavpack-devDependencies
libwavpack-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwavpack-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.