How To Install mumble on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mumble on Kali Linux. mumble is Low latency encrypted VoIP client

Introduction

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

What is mumble

mumble is:

Mumble is a low-latency, high quality voice chat program for gaming. It features noise suppression, encrypted connections for both voice and instant messaging, automatic gain control and low latency audio with support for multiple audio standards. Mumble includes an in-game overlay compatible with most open-source and commercial 3D applications. Mumble is just a client and uses a non-standard protocol. You will need a dedicated server to talk to other users. Server functionality is provided by the package “mumble-server”.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mumble

Install mumble Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mumble

Install mumble 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 mumble using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mumble

How To Uninstall mumble on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mumble

Uninstall mumble And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mumble

Remove mumble Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mumble

Remove mumble configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mumble

Dependencies

mumble have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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