How To Install libdvdnav4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvdnav4 on Kali Linux.

What is libdvdnav4

libdvdnav4 is:

libdvdnav is a DVD navigation library, which provides an interface to the advanced features of DVDs, like menus and navigation. It contains the VM and other parts useful for writing DVD players. It’s based on Ogle, but was modified to be used by xine and mplayer.

There are three methods to install libdvdnav4 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 libdvdnav4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdvdnav4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdvdnav4

Install libdvdnav4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdvdnav4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdvdnav4

Install libdvdnav4 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 libdvdnav4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdvdnav4

How To Uninstall libdvdnav4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdvdnav4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdvdnav4

Uninstall libdvdnav4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdvdnav4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdvdnav4

Remove libdvdnav4 Configurations and Data

To remove libdvdnav4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdvdnav4

Remove libdvdnav4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdvdnav4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdvdnav4

Dependencies

libdvdnav4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libdvdread8

References

• libdvdnav4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvdnav4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.