How To Install kodi-bin on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-bin on Kali Linux.
What is kodi-bin
kodi-bin is:
Kodi, formerly known as XBMC is an award winning free and open source software media-player and entertainment hub for all your digital media. Kodi is available for Linux, Mac OS X (Leopard, Tiger and Apple TV) and Microsoft Windows, as well as the original Xbox game console. Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, Kodi is a non-profit project run and developed by volunteers located around the world. More than 50 software developers have contributed to Kodi, and 100-plus translators have worked to expand its reach, making it available in more than 30 languages.
While Kodi functions very well as a standard media player application for your computer, it has been designed to be the perfect companion for your HTPC. Supporting an almost endless range of remote controls, and combined with its beautiful interface and powerful skinning engine, Kodi feels very natural to use from the couch and is the ideal solution for your home theater. Once installed, your computer will become a fully functional multimedia jukebox.
This package contains the binaries needed to have a working Kodi.
There are three methods to install kodi-bin 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 kodi-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kodi-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kodi-binInstall kodi-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kodi-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kodi-binInstall kodi-bin 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 kodi-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kodi-binHow To Uninstall kodi-bin on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kodi-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kodi-binUninstall kodi-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kodi-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kodi-binRemove kodi-bin Configurations and Data
To remove kodi-bin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kodi-binRemove kodi-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kodi-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kodi-binDependencies
kodi-bin have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-bin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
