How To Install winff-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install winff-data on Kali Linux.

What is winff-data

winff-data is:

WinFF is a graphical user interface for FFmpeg or avconv. It will convert almost any video file that FFmpeg or avconv will convert. WinFF does multiple files in multiple formats at one time. You can, for example, convert mpeg’s, flv’s, and mov’s into avi’s (or DVD/VCD format or MPEG or 3gp etc.) all at once.

This package contains the shared files for the different WinFF flavors.

There are three methods to install winff-data 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 winff-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install winff-data

Install winff-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install winff-data

Install winff-data 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 winff-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install winff-data

How To Uninstall winff-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the winff-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove winff-data

Uninstall winff-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove winff-data

Remove winff-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge winff-data

Remove winff-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge winff-data

Dependencies

winff-data have the following dependencies:

References

• winff-data website

Summary

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