How To Install gupnp-dlna-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gupnp-dlna-tools on Kali Linux. gupnp-dlna-tools is GObject-based library for GUPnP DLNA (tools)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gupnp-dlna-tools on Kali Linux.

What is gupnp-dlna-tools

gupnp-dlna-tools is:

A small utility library that aims to ease the DLNA-related tasks such as media profile guessing, transcoding to a given profile, etc.

This package contain tools, like gupnp-dlna-info.

There are three methods to install gupnp-dlna-tools 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 gupnp-dlna-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gupnp-dlna-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gupnp-dlna-tools

Install gupnp-dlna-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gupnp-dlna-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gupnp-dlna-tools

Install gupnp-dlna-tools 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 gupnp-dlna-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gupnp-dlna-tools

How To Uninstall gupnp-dlna-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gupnp-dlna-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gupnp-dlna-tools

Uninstall gupnp-dlna-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gupnp-dlna-tools

Remove gupnp-dlna-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gupnp-dlna-tools

Remove gupnp-dlna-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gupnp-dlna-tools

Dependencies

gupnp-dlna-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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