How To Install grilo-plugins-0.3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install grilo-plugins-0.3 on Kali Linux. grilo-plugins-0.3 is Framework for discovering and browsing media - Plugins

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install grilo-plugins-0.3 on Kali Linux.

What is grilo-plugins-0.3

grilo-plugins-0.3 is:

Grilo is a framework focused on making media discovery and browsing easy for application developers.

More precisely, Grilo provides:

  • A single, high-level API that abstracts the differences among various media content providers, allowing application developers to integrate content from various services and sources easily.
  • A collection of plugins for accessing content from various media providers. Developers can share efforts and code by writing plugins for the framework that are application agnostic.
  • A flexible API that allows plugin developers to write plugins of various kinds.

This package contains the set of plugins officially distributed with Grilo:

  • Bookmarks
  • Chromaprint
  • dLeyna
  • DAAP / DPAP
  • Filesystem
  • Flickr
  • Freebox
  • Gravatar
  • Jamendo
  • Local metadata (album art and thumbnails)
  • Magnatune
  • Metadata Store
  • OpenSubtitles
  • Optical Media
  • Podcasts
  • Rai.tv
  • SHOUTcast
  • TheTVDB
  • TMDb
  • Tracker
  • Vimeo
  • Youtube
  • Lua Factory, with these Lua scripts:
    • Acoustid
    • Apple Movie Trailers
    • Euronews
    • The Guardian Videos
    • iTunes Podcast
    • Last.fm Cover
    • Musicbrainz Cover Art
    • Radio France
    • Steam Store
    • TheAudioDB cover
    • TheGamesDB.net
    • Video title parsing

There are three methods to install grilo-plugins-0.3 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 grilo-plugins-0.3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install grilo-plugins-0.3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install grilo-plugins-0.3

Install grilo-plugins-0.3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install grilo-plugins-0.3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install grilo-plugins-0.3

Install grilo-plugins-0.3 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 grilo-plugins-0.3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install grilo-plugins-0.3

How To Uninstall grilo-plugins-0.3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the grilo-plugins-0.3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove grilo-plugins-0.3

Uninstall grilo-plugins-0.3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall grilo-plugins-0.3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove grilo-plugins-0.3

Remove grilo-plugins-0.3 Configurations and Data

To remove grilo-plugins-0.3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge grilo-plugins-0.3

Remove grilo-plugins-0.3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove grilo-plugins-0.3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grilo-plugins-0.3

Dependencies

grilo-plugins-0.3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install grilo-plugins-0.3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.