How To Install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg

gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg 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 includes ffmpeg based encoders to be used by Gmerlin, enabling gmerlin-transcoder to encode more file formats.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg

Install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg

Install gmerlin-encoders-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 gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg

How To Uninstall gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg

Uninstall gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg

Remove gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg

Dependencies

gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg have the following dependencies:

• libavformat58

References

• gmerlin-encoders-ffmpeg website

Summary

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