How To Install libdc1394-25 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdc1394-25 on Kali Linux.

What is libdc1394-25

libdc1394-25 is:

libdc1394 is a library that is intended to provide a high level programming interface for application developers who wish to control IEEE 1394 based cameras that conform to the 1394-based Digital Camera Specification (found at http://www.1394ta.org/).

This version of libdc1394 supports both the old and new (juju) FireWire stack. It automatically detects which one to use at runtime.

This package contains shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libdc1394-25 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 libdc1394-25 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdc1394-25 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdc1394-25

Install libdc1394-25 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdc1394-25 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdc1394-25

Install libdc1394-25 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 libdc1394-25 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdc1394-25

How To Uninstall libdc1394-25 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdc1394-25 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdc1394-25

Uninstall libdc1394-25 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdc1394-25 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdc1394-25

Remove libdc1394-25 Configurations and Data

To remove libdc1394-25 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdc1394-25

Remove libdc1394-25 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdc1394-25 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdc1394-25

Dependencies

libdc1394-25 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libraw1394-11
• libusb-1.0-0

References

• libdc1394-25 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdc1394-25 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.