How To Install gem-plugin-dv4l on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-plugin-dv4l on Kali Linux.
What is gem-plugin-dv4l
gem-plugin-dv4l is:
Gem is a loadable library for Pure Data (Pd), which adds OpenGL graphics rendering and animation to Pd. Pd is a graphical programming language and computer music system.
This package provides video capturing using libdv, allowing you to capture from your consumer-grade (“firewire”) DV-camcorder.
There are three methods to install gem-plugin-dv4l 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 gem-plugin-dv4l Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gem-plugin-dv4l using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gem-plugin-dv4lInstall gem-plugin-dv4l Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gem-plugin-dv4l using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gem-plugin-dv4lInstall gem-plugin-dv4l 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gem-plugin-dv4l using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gem-plugin-dv4lHow To Uninstall gem-plugin-dv4l on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gem-plugin-dv4l package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gem-plugin-dv4lUninstall gem-plugin-dv4l And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gem-plugin-dv4l and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gem-plugin-dv4lRemove gem-plugin-dv4l Configurations and Data
To remove gem-plugin-dv4l configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gem-plugin-dv4lRemove gem-plugin-dv4l configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gem-plugin-dv4l configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gem-plugin-dv4lDependencies
gem-plugin-dv4l have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-plugin-dv4l package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
