How To Install vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice on Kali Linux.
What is vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice
vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice is:
Video Disk Recorder (VDR) is a digital sat-receiver program using Linux and DVB technologies. It allows one to record MPEG2 streams, as well as output the stream to TV.
This package contains the dvbsddevice-plugin, which implements the output device for the “Full Featured” DVB cards based on the TechnoTrend/Fujitsu-Siemens design.
There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice 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 vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vdr-plugin-dvbsddeviceInstall vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-dvbsddeviceInstall vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice 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 vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-dvbsddeviceHow To Uninstall vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-dvbsddeviceUninstall vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-plugin-dvbsddeviceRemove vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice Configurations and Data
To remove vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-plugin-dvbsddeviceRemove vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-plugin-dvbsddeviceDependencies
vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-dvbsddevice package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
