How To Install splay on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is splay

splay is:

Based on maplay, this package decodes layer I, II, and III MPEG audio streams/files and plays them from the command line.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install splay

Install splay Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install splay

Install splay 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 splay using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install splay

How To Uninstall splay on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove splay

Uninstall splay And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove splay

Remove splay Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge splay

Remove splay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge splay

Dependencies

splay have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• splay website

Summary

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