How To Install xmms2-plugin-mad on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmms2-plugin-mad on Kali Linux.

What is xmms2-plugin-mad

xmms2-plugin-mad is:

XMMS2 is a redesign of the XMMS music player. It features a client-server model, allowing multiple (even simultaneous!) user interfaces, both textual and graphical. All common audio formats are supported using plug-ins. On top of this, there is a flexible media library to organize your music.

This package enables mp3 decoding for XMMS2 based on libmad.

There are three methods to install xmms2-plugin-mad 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 xmms2-plugin-mad Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xmms2-plugin-mad using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xmms2-plugin-mad

Install xmms2-plugin-mad Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xmms2-plugin-mad using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xmms2-plugin-mad

Install xmms2-plugin-mad 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 xmms2-plugin-mad using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmms2-plugin-mad

How To Uninstall xmms2-plugin-mad on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xmms2-plugin-mad package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xmms2-plugin-mad

Uninstall xmms2-plugin-mad And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xmms2-plugin-mad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmms2-plugin-mad

Remove xmms2-plugin-mad Configurations and Data

To remove xmms2-plugin-mad configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xmms2-plugin-mad

Remove xmms2-plugin-mad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xmms2-plugin-mad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmms2-plugin-mad

Dependencies

xmms2-plugin-mad have the following dependencies:

• xmms2-core
• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libmad0

References

• xmms2-plugin-mad website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmms2-plugin-mad package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.