How To Install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic on Kali Linux.
What is gstreamer1.0-omx-generic
gstreamer1.0-omx-generic is:
This plugin wraps available OpenMAX IL components and makes them available as standard GStreamer elements.
There are three methods to install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic 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-omx-generic 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-omx-generic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-omx-genericInstall gstreamer1.0-omx-generic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-omx-genericInstall gstreamer1.0-omx-generic 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-omx-generic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-omx-genericHow To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-omx-generic on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-omx-generic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-omx-genericUninstall gstreamer1.0-omx-generic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gstreamer1.0-omx-generic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gstreamer1.0-omx-genericRemove gstreamer1.0-omx-generic Configurations and Data
To remove gstreamer1.0-omx-generic configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-omx-genericRemove gstreamer1.0-omx-generic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gstreamer1.0-omx-generic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-omx-genericDependencies
gstreamer1.0-omx-generic have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-omx-generic package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.