How To Install ffmpeg-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ffmpeg-doc on Kali Linux. ffmpeg-doc is Documentation of the FFmpeg multimedia framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ffmpeg-doc on Kali Linux.

What is ffmpeg-doc

ffmpeg-doc is:

FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the cutting edge.

This package contains the HTML documentation for the FFmpeg multimedia framework including the API documentation created by doxygen and the manpages for the libraries.

There are three methods to install ffmpeg-doc 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 ffmpeg-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ffmpeg-doc

Install ffmpeg-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ffmpeg-doc

Install ffmpeg-doc 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 ffmpeg-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ffmpeg-doc

How To Uninstall ffmpeg-doc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ffmpeg-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ffmpeg-doc

Uninstall ffmpeg-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ffmpeg-doc

Remove ffmpeg-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ffmpeg-doc

Remove ffmpeg-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ffmpeg-doc

Dependencies

ffmpeg-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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