How To Install libdvdread8 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvdread8 on Kali Linux.

What is libdvdread8

libdvdread8 is:

libdvdread provides the functionality that is required to access many DVDs. It parses IFO files, reads NAV-blocks, and performs CSS authentication and descrambling.

libdvdread probes for libdvdcss at runtime and if found, will use it to decrypt sections of the DVD as necessary. libdvdcss needs to be installed from third-party repositories (see README.css), it’s not included in Debian.

There are three methods to install libdvdread8 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 libdvdread8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdvdread8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdvdread8

Install libdvdread8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdvdread8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdvdread8

Install libdvdread8 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 libdvdread8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdvdread8

How To Uninstall libdvdread8 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdvdread8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdvdread8

Uninstall libdvdread8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdvdread8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdvdread8

Remove libdvdread8 Configurations and Data

To remove libdvdread8 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdvdread8

Remove libdvdread8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdvdread8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdvdread8

Dependencies

libdvdread8 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libdvdread8 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdvdread8 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.