How To Install mp3wrap on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp3wrap on Kali Linux.

What is mp3wrap

mp3wrap is:

Command-line utility that wraps multiple MP3 files into a single, playable MP3, without losing filenames or ID3 information, and without reencoding. Also supports archiving non-audio data such as playlists, info files, and cover images inside the MP3. These files can be unpacked later (using mp3splt, e.g.); ordinary MP3 decoders can play the entire audio stream as one long track.

This is a free, independent alternative to AlbumWrap: http://www.infamus.com/albumwrap/

There are three methods to install mp3wrap 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 mp3wrap Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mp3wrap using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mp3wrap

Install mp3wrap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mp3wrap using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mp3wrap

Install mp3wrap 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 mp3wrap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mp3wrap

How To Uninstall mp3wrap on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mp3wrap package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mp3wrap

Uninstall mp3wrap And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mp3wrap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mp3wrap

Remove mp3wrap Configurations and Data

To remove mp3wrap configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mp3wrap

Remove mp3wrap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mp3wrap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mp3wrap

Dependencies

mp3wrap have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• mp3wrap website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mp3wrap package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.