How To Install libhdhomerun4 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdhomerun4 on Kali Linux.

What is libhdhomerun4

libhdhomerun4 is:

This package supports the Silicon Dust HDHomeRun. The HDHomeRun is a networked, two tuner digital TV tuner compatible with MythTV, SageTV, and VLC.

Shared library

There are three methods to install libhdhomerun4 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 libhdhomerun4 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libhdhomerun4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libhdhomerun4

Install libhdhomerun4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libhdhomerun4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libhdhomerun4

Install libhdhomerun4 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 libhdhomerun4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libhdhomerun4

How To Uninstall libhdhomerun4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libhdhomerun4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libhdhomerun4

Uninstall libhdhomerun4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libhdhomerun4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhdhomerun4

Remove libhdhomerun4 Configurations and Data

To remove libhdhomerun4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libhdhomerun4

Remove libhdhomerun4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libhdhomerun4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhdhomerun4

Dependencies

libhdhomerun4 have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• libhdhomerun4 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libhdhomerun4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.