How To Install libfarstream-0.2-5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfarstream-0.2-5 on Kali Linux.

What is libfarstream-0.2-5

libfarstream-0.2-5 is:

The Farstream project is an effort to create a framework to deal with all known audio/video conferencing protocols. On one side it offers a generic API that makes it possible to write plugins for different streaming protocols, on the other side it offers an API for clients to use those plugins.

This package provides the core Farstream library.

There are three methods to install libfarstream-0.2-5 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 libfarstream-0.2-5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfarstream-0.2-5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfarstream-0.2-5

Install libfarstream-0.2-5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfarstream-0.2-5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfarstream-0.2-5

Install libfarstream-0.2-5 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 libfarstream-0.2-5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfarstream-0.2-5

How To Uninstall libfarstream-0.2-5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfarstream-0.2-5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfarstream-0.2-5

Uninstall libfarstream-0.2-5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfarstream-0.2-5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfarstream-0.2-5

Remove libfarstream-0.2-5 Configurations and Data

To remove libfarstream-0.2-5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfarstream-0.2-5

Remove libfarstream-0.2-5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfarstream-0.2-5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfarstream-0.2-5

Dependencies

libfarstream-0.2-5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
• libgstreamer1.0-0
• libgupnp-igd-1.0-4
• libnice10

References

• libfarstream-0.2-5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfarstream-0.2-5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.