How To Install dvbstream on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dvbstream on Kali Linux. dvbstream is Broadcast a DVB Transport stream over a LAN

Introduction

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

What is dvbstream

dvbstream is:

DVBstream is based on the ts-rtp package available at http://www.linuxtv.org. It broadcasts a (subset of a) DVB transport stream over a LAN using the rtp protocol.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dvbstream

Install dvbstream Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dvbstream

Install dvbstream 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 dvbstream using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dvbstream

How To Uninstall dvbstream on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dvbstream

Uninstall dvbstream And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvbstream

Remove dvbstream Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dvbstream

Remove dvbstream configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvbstream

Dependencies

dvbstream have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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