How To Install ffmpeg on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ffmpeg

ffmpeg 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:

• ffmpeg: a command line tool to convert multimedia files between formats
• ffplay: a simple media player based on SDL and the FFmpeg libraries
• ffprobe: a simple multimedia stream analyzer
• qt-faststart: a utility to rearrange Quicktime files

There are three methods to install ffmpeg 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ffmpeg

Install ffmpeg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ffmpeg

Install ffmpeg 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ffmpeg

How To Uninstall ffmpeg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ffmpeg

Uninstall ffmpeg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ffmpeg

Remove ffmpeg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ffmpeg

Remove ffmpeg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ffmpeg

Dependencies

ffmpeg have the following dependencies:

• libavcodec58

References

• ffmpeg website

Summary

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