How To Install mp3check on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp3check on Kali Linux.

What is mp3check

mp3check is:

Prints several errors and warnings concerning the consistency of mp3 files. Lists stream attributes (color). Layer 1,2,3, mpeg1.0+2.0 are currently supported. CRC check for layer 3.

mp3check is very useful for incomplete mp3 detection as it can be used to scan through your mp3 collection and find all mp3s that aren’t perfect. Good for use with many file sharing systems.

There are three methods to install mp3check 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 mp3check Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mp3check using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mp3check

Install mp3check Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mp3check using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mp3check

Install mp3check 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 mp3check using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mp3check

How To Uninstall mp3check on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mp3check package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mp3check

Uninstall mp3check And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mp3check and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mp3check

Remove mp3check Configurations and Data

To remove mp3check configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mp3check

Remove mp3check configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mp3check configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mp3check

Dependencies

mp3check have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6

References

• mp3check website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp3check package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.