How To Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps on Kali Linux. gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps is GStreamer helper programs from the bad set

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps on Kali Linux.

What is gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps

gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps 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.

This package contains helper programs from the “bad” set, 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.

There are three methods to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps 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-plugins-bad-apps Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps

Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps

Install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps 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 gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps

How To Uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps

Uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps

Remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps Configurations and Data

To remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps

Remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps

Dependencies

gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-apps package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.