How To Install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac on Kali Linux.
What is gstreamer1.0-fdkaac
gstreamer1.0-fdkaac is:
GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. Applications using this library can do anything from real-time sound processing to playing videos, and just about anything else media-related. Its plugin-based architecture means that new data types or processing capabilities can be added simply by installing new plug-ins.
GStreamer Bad Plug-ins is a set of plug-ins that aren’t up to par compared to the rest. They might be close to being good quality, but they’re missing something - be it a good code review, some documentation, a set of tests, a real live maintainer, or some actual wide use.
This package contains the FDK AAC plugins.
There are three methods to install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac 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 gstreamer1.0-fdkaac Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-fdkaacInstall gstreamer1.0-fdkaac Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-fdkaacInstall gstreamer1.0-fdkaac 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 gstreamer1.0-fdkaac using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-fdkaacHow To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-fdkaac on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-fdkaac package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-fdkaacUninstall gstreamer1.0-fdkaac And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gstreamer1.0-fdkaac and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gstreamer1.0-fdkaacRemove gstreamer1.0-fdkaac Configurations and Data
To remove gstreamer1.0-fdkaac configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-fdkaacRemove gstreamer1.0-fdkaac configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gstreamer1.0-fdkaac configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-fdkaacDependencies
gstreamer1.0-fdkaac have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-fdkaac package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
