How To Install mp3rename on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp3rename on Kali Linux.

What is mp3rename

mp3rename is:

Mp3rename is a small tool to rename all those badly named mp3 files.

The generated file name can be based on the id3tags; title, album, year, track and/or artist.

There are three methods to install mp3rename 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 mp3rename Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mp3rename using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mp3rename

Install mp3rename Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mp3rename using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mp3rename

Install mp3rename 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 mp3rename using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mp3rename

How To Uninstall mp3rename on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mp3rename package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mp3rename

Uninstall mp3rename And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mp3rename and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mp3rename

Remove mp3rename Configurations and Data

To remove mp3rename configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mp3rename

Remove mp3rename configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mp3rename configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mp3rename

Dependencies

mp3rename have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• mp3rename website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp3rename package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.