How To Install soundconverter on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install soundconverter on Kali Linux. soundconverter is GNOME application to convert audio files into other formats

Introduction

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

What is soundconverter

soundconverter is:

SoundConverter is a simple sound converter application for the GNOME environment. It reads sound files in any format supported by GStreamer and outputs them in Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, or WAV format, or MP3 format if you have the GStreamer LAME plugin.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install soundconverter

Install soundconverter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install soundconverter

Install soundconverter 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 soundconverter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install soundconverter

How To Uninstall soundconverter on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove soundconverter

Uninstall soundconverter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove soundconverter

Remove soundconverter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge soundconverter

Remove soundconverter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge soundconverter

Dependencies

soundconverter have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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