How To Install python3-soundfile on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-soundfile on Kali Linux. python3-soundfile is Python 3 audio module based on libsndfile

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-soundfile on Kali Linux.

What is python3-soundfile

python3-soundfile is:

PySoundFile can read and write sound files in a variety of formats and eases the application of signal processing algorithms. File reading/writing is supported through libsndfile. By default, PySoundFile represents audio data as NumPy arrays, but ordinary Python buffers are supported as well.

This package provides the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-soundfile 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 python3-soundfile Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-soundfile using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-soundfile

Install python3-soundfile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-soundfile using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-soundfile

Install python3-soundfile 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 python3-soundfile using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-soundfile

How To Uninstall python3-soundfile on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-soundfile package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-soundfile

Uninstall python3-soundfile And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-soundfile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-soundfile

Remove python3-soundfile Configurations and Data

To remove python3-soundfile configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-soundfile

Remove python3-soundfile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-soundfile configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-soundfile

Dependencies

python3-soundfile have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-soundfile package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.