How To Install gmerlin-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gmerlin-data on Kali Linux.

What is gmerlin-data

gmerlin-data is:

Gmerlin is a multiformat media player with tree-like virtual directory structure, where you can save your files, webstreams or whatever. It handles even large media collections gracefully. Hardware devices appear also in the tree so you can open Audio-CDs, (S)VCDs, DVDs and DVB-broadcasts.

This package contains data files (theme,icons files) for gmerlin.

There are three methods to install gmerlin-data 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 gmerlin-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gmerlin-data

Install gmerlin-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gmerlin-data

Install gmerlin-data 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 gmerlin-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gmerlin-data

How To Uninstall gmerlin-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gmerlin-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gmerlin-data

Uninstall gmerlin-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmerlin-data

Remove gmerlin-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gmerlin-data

Remove gmerlin-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmerlin-data

Dependencies

gmerlin-data have the following dependencies:

References

• gmerlin-data website

Summary

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