How To Install mp3fs on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp3fs on Kali Linux.

What is mp3fs

mp3fs is:

MP3FS is a read-only FUSE filesystem which transcodes audio formats (currently FLAC) to MP3 on the fly when opened and read.

It is also a novel alternative to traditional mp3 encoder applications. Users can use their favorite file browser to select the files they want encoded and copy them somewhere.

There are three methods to install mp3fs 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 mp3fs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mp3fs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mp3fs

Install mp3fs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mp3fs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mp3fs

Install mp3fs 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 mp3fs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mp3fs

How To Uninstall mp3fs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mp3fs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mp3fs

Uninstall mp3fs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mp3fs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mp3fs

Remove mp3fs Configurations and Data

To remove mp3fs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mp3fs

Remove mp3fs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mp3fs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mp3fs

Dependencies

mp3fs have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libflac++6v5
• libflac8
• libfuse2
• libgcc-s1
• libid3tag0
• libmp3lame0
• libstdc++6
• libvorbis0a
• libvorbisfile3

References

• mp3fs website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp3fs package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.