How To Install frei0r-plugins-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install frei0r-plugins-dev on Kali Linux. frei0r-plugins-dev is minimalistic plugin API for video effects, header files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install frei0r-plugins-dev on Kali Linux.

What is frei0r-plugins-dev

frei0r-plugins-dev is:

frei0r is a minimalistic plugin API for video sources and filters. The behavior of the effects can be controlled from the host by simple parameters. The intent is to solve the recurring reimplementation or adaptation issue of standard effects. It is not meant as a generic API for all kinds of video applications.

frei0r plugins are used by several projects (e.g.: LiVES, Veejay, Open Movie Editor, FreeJ, Pure Data Visual Junk Tools, MLT framework).

This package contains the header needed to enable frei0r in other packages at build time and to build your own frei0r plugins.

There are three methods to install frei0r-plugins-dev 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 frei0r-plugins-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install frei0r-plugins-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install frei0r-plugins-dev

Install frei0r-plugins-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install frei0r-plugins-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install frei0r-plugins-dev

Install frei0r-plugins-dev 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 frei0r-plugins-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install frei0r-plugins-dev

How To Uninstall frei0r-plugins-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the frei0r-plugins-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove frei0r-plugins-dev

Uninstall frei0r-plugins-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall frei0r-plugins-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove frei0r-plugins-dev

Remove frei0r-plugins-dev Configurations and Data

To remove frei0r-plugins-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge frei0r-plugins-dev

Remove frei0r-plugins-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove frei0r-plugins-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge frei0r-plugins-dev

Dependencies

frei0r-plugins-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install frei0r-plugins-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.