How To Install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect on Kali Linux.

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 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-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 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 kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect

How To Uninstall kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

• libavcodec58

References

• kodi-inputstream-ffmpegdirect website

Summary

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