How To Install libavformat58 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavformat58 on Kali Linux.

What is libavformat58

libavformat58 is:

FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the cutting edge.

This library provides a generic framework for multiplexing and demultiplexing (muxing and demuxing) audio, video and subtitle streams. It encompasses multiple muxers and demuxers for multimedia container formats. It also supports several input and output protocols to access a media resource.

This package contains the runtime files.

There are three methods to install libavformat58 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 libavformat58 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libavformat58 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libavformat58

Install libavformat58 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libavformat58 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libavformat58

Install libavformat58 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 libavformat58 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libavformat58

How To Uninstall libavformat58 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libavformat58 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libavformat58

Uninstall libavformat58 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libavformat58 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libavformat58

Remove libavformat58 Configurations and Data

To remove libavformat58 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libavformat58

Remove libavformat58 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libavformat58 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libavformat58

Dependencies

libavformat58 have the following dependencies:

• libavcodec58

References

• libavformat58 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libavformat58 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.