How To Install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect on Debian 12.
What is kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect
kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect is:
This package is FFmpegDirect inputstream addon for Kodi.
It Supports streams opened by FFmpeg’s libavformat or Kodi’s cURL such as plain TS, HLS and DASH (non-DRM) as well as many others.
There is support for Archive/Catchup services where there is a replay window and can timeshift across that span.
It also provides timeshift for live streams where rewind/pause and fast-forward would not have been available.
There are three methods to install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect on Debian 12. 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-inputstream-ffmpegdirect Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect
Install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect
Install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect
How To Uninstall kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect on Debian 12
To uninstall only the kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect
Uninstall kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect
Remove kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect Configurations and Data
To remove kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect
Remove kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect
Dependencies
kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
