How To Install lv2file on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lv2file on Kali Linux. lv2file is Command-line program to apply LV2 effects to audio files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lv2file on Kali Linux.

What is lv2file

lv2file is:

lv2file is a simple program which you can use to apply LV2 effects to your audio files without much hassle.

Possible use cases of lv2file are:

  • Apply an effect without having to open a GUI or start a project.
  • Apply effects to a large number of files, or in an automated manner.
  • You need a deterministic environment to debug a plugin you are developing.
  • Command-line only audio processing.

lv2file does not come with any built-in effects, so you must install other packages containing LV2 plugins to use with lv2file.

There are three methods to install lv2file 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 lv2file Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lv2file using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lv2file

Install lv2file Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lv2file using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lv2file

Install lv2file 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 lv2file using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lv2file

How To Uninstall lv2file on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lv2file package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lv2file

Uninstall lv2file And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lv2file and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lv2file

Remove lv2file Configurations and Data

To remove lv2file configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lv2file

Remove lv2file configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lv2file configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lv2file

Dependencies

lv2file have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lv2file package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.