How To Install dov4l on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dov4l on Kali Linux.

What is dov4l

dov4l is:

The dov4l program can set properties such as frequency, tuner, inputchannel, mode, brightness, hue, color, contrast, whiteness, palette, width, and height of a video4linux device. It can also query current settings.

There are three methods to install dov4l 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 dov4l Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dov4l using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dov4l

Install dov4l Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dov4l using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dov4l

Install dov4l 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 dov4l using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dov4l

How To Uninstall dov4l on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dov4l package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dov4l

Uninstall dov4l And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dov4l and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dov4l

Remove dov4l Configurations and Data

To remove dov4l configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dov4l

Remove dov4l configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dov4l configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dov4l

Dependencies

dov4l have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• dov4l website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dov4l package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.