How To Install libgmerlin-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libgmerlin-dev
libgmerlin-dev is:
Gmerlin is a multiformat media player with tree-like virtual directory structure, where you can save your files, webstreams or whatever. It handles even large media collections gracefully. Hardware devices appear also in the tree so you can open Audio-CDs, (S)VCDs, DVDs and DVB-broadcasts.
This package contains the files needed to compile and statically link against libgmerlin.
There are three methods to install libgmerlin-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 libgmerlin-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgmerlin-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmerlin-devInstall libgmerlin-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgmerlin-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmerlin-devInstall libgmerlin-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libgmerlin-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmerlin-devHow To Uninstall libgmerlin-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libgmerlin-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmerlin-devUninstall libgmerlin-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmerlin-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmerlin-devRemove libgmerlin-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgmerlin-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmerlin-devRemove libgmerlin-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmerlin-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmerlin-devDependencies
libgmerlin-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmerlin-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.