How To Install poc-streamer on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install poc-streamer on Kali Linux. poc-streamer is MP3/Ogg multicast/HTTP streamer and MP3 cutting tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install poc-streamer on Kali Linux.

What is poc-streamer

poc-streamer is:

poc is a suite of MP3 tools and MP3 streaming programs. It can stream MP3s over HTTP, RTP multicast (RFC 2250 and RFC 3119) and a special multicast protocol to enable the use of Forward Error Correction to protect the MP3 stream against packet loss. It can also stream OGGs over HTTP.

In addition to the streaming programs, poc contains two MP3 tools: mp3cue and mp3cut. mp3cue can cut a big MP3 file according to a tracklisting contained in a .cue file. mp3cut can split and concatenate MP3 files according to time slices given on the command line. mp3cut cuts MP3 files on ADU (autonomous data units) frames to ensure best quality.

There are three methods to install poc-streamer 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 poc-streamer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install poc-streamer

Install poc-streamer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install poc-streamer

Install poc-streamer 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 poc-streamer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install poc-streamer

How To Uninstall poc-streamer on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the poc-streamer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove poc-streamer

Uninstall poc-streamer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove poc-streamer

Remove poc-streamer Configurations and Data

To remove poc-streamer configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge poc-streamer

Remove poc-streamer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge poc-streamer

Dependencies

poc-streamer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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