How To Install libwebm-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebm-tools on Kali Linux. libwebm-tools is WebM parser library (binary tools)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libwebm-tools on Kali Linux.

What is libwebm-tools

libwebm-tools is:

This library provides WebM parser and related tools. It is developed by Google as part of Chromium project, but can be used in other projects.

This package installs tools: webm_info, vttdemux etc.

There are three methods to install libwebm-tools 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 libwebm-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libwebm-tools

Install libwebm-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libwebm-tools

Install libwebm-tools 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 libwebm-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libwebm-tools

How To Uninstall libwebm-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libwebm-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libwebm-tools

Uninstall libwebm-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwebm-tools

Remove libwebm-tools Configurations and Data

To remove libwebm-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libwebm-tools

Remove libwebm-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwebm-tools

Dependencies

libwebm-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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