Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install audacity on Kali Linux.
What is audacity
audacity is:
Audacity is a multi-track audio editor for Linux/Unix, MacOS and
Windows. It is designed for easy recording, playing and editing of
digital audio. Audacity features digital effects and spectrum
analysis tools. Editing is very fast and provides unlimited
undo/redo.
Supported file formats include Ogg Vorbis, MP2, MP3, WAV, AIFF, and AU.
There are three methods to install audacity 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 audacity Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install audacity using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install audacityInstall audacity Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install audacity using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install audacityInstall audacity 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install audacity using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install audacityHow To Uninstall audacity on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the audacity package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove audacityUninstall audacity And Its Dependencies
To uninstall audacity and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove audacityRemove audacity Configurations and Data
To remove audacity configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge audacityRemove audacity configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove audacity configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge audacityDependencies
audacity have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install audacity package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
