How To Install libpostproc55 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostproc55 on Kali Linux.

What is libpostproc55

libpostproc55 is:

FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created. It supports the most obscure ancient formats up to the cutting edge.

This library provides video post processing.

This package contains the runtime files.

There are three methods to install libpostproc55 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 libpostproc55 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpostproc55 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpostproc55

Install libpostproc55 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpostproc55 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpostproc55

Install libpostproc55 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 libpostproc55 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpostproc55

How To Uninstall libpostproc55 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpostproc55 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpostproc55

Uninstall libpostproc55 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpostproc55 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpostproc55

Remove libpostproc55 Configurations and Data

To remove libpostproc55 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpostproc55

Remove libpostproc55 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpostproc55 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpostproc55

Dependencies

libpostproc55 have the following dependencies:

• libavutil56

References

• libpostproc55 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpostproc55 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.