How To Install webvtt on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install webvtt on Kali Linux. webvtt is Read, write and segment WebVTT caption files

Introduction

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

What is webvtt

webvtt is:

Python module for reading/writing WebVTT caption files. It also features caption segmentation useful when captioning HLS videos.

Converting captions from other formats is supported for:

  • SubRip (.srt)
  • YouTube SBV (.sbv)

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install webvtt

Install webvtt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install webvtt

Install webvtt 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 webvtt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install webvtt

How To Uninstall webvtt on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove webvtt

Uninstall webvtt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove webvtt

Remove webvtt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge webvtt

Remove webvtt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge webvtt

Dependencies

webvtt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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