How To Install libbdplus-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbdplus-dev on Kali Linux. libbdplus-dev is implementation of BD+ for reading Blu-ray Discs (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libbdplus-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libbdplus-dev

libbdplus-dev is:

libbdplus is a research project to implement the BD+ System Specifications. It provides, through an open-source library, a way to understand how the BD+ works.

This package DOES NOT provide any key, certificate, configuration file or virtual machine that could be used to decode encrypted copyrighted material.

This package provides the development files for libbdplus0.

There are three methods to install libbdplus-dev 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 libbdplus-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libbdplus-dev

Install libbdplus-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libbdplus-dev

Install libbdplus-dev 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 libbdplus-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libbdplus-dev

How To Uninstall libbdplus-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libbdplus-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libbdplus-dev

Uninstall libbdplus-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libbdplus-dev

Remove libbdplus-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libbdplus-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libbdplus-dev

Remove libbdplus-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libbdplus-dev

Dependencies

libbdplus-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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