How To Install libquicktime2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquicktime2 on Kali Linux. libquicktime2 is library for reading and writing Quicktime files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquicktime2 on Kali Linux.

What is libquicktime2

libquicktime2 is:

libquicktime is a library for reading and writing QuickTime files on UNIX systems. Video CODECs supported by this library are OpenDivX, MJPA, JPEG Photo, PNG, RGB, YUV 4:2:2, and YUV 4:2:0 compression. Supported audio CODECs are Ogg Vorbis, IMA4, ulaw, and any linear PCM format.

There are three methods to install libquicktime2 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 libquicktime2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libquicktime2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libquicktime2

Install libquicktime2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libquicktime2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libquicktime2

Install libquicktime2 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 libquicktime2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libquicktime2

How To Uninstall libquicktime2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libquicktime2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libquicktime2

Uninstall libquicktime2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libquicktime2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libquicktime2

Remove libquicktime2 Configurations and Data

To remove libquicktime2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libquicktime2

Remove libquicktime2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libquicktime2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libquicktime2

Dependencies

libquicktime2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libquicktime2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.