How To Install mppenc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is mppenc

mppenc is:

Musepack is a lossy audio codec specifically optimized for transparent compression of stereo audio at bitrates of 160-180 kbit/s.

This package contains the encoder, for decoding see libmpcdec3.

Homepage: http://www.musepack.net/

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mppenc

Install mppenc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mppenc

Install mppenc 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 mppenc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mppenc

How To Uninstall mppenc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mppenc

Uninstall mppenc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mppenc

Remove mppenc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mppenc

Remove mppenc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mppenc

Dependencies

mppenc have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• mppenc website

Summary

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