How To Install libsdl-kitchensink1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-kitchensink1 on Kali Linux. libsdl-kitchensink1 is FFmpeg and SDL2 based library for audio and video playback

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-kitchensink1 on Kali Linux.

What is libsdl-kitchensink1

libsdl-kitchensink1 is:

It provides FFmpeg-based audio and video playback for SDL which features:

  • Decoding video & audio via FFmpeg
  • Dumping video data on SDL_textures
  • Dumping audio data in the usual mono/stereo interleaved formats
  • Automatic audio and video conversion to SDL2 friendly formats
  • Synchronizing video & audio to clock
  • Seeking forwards and backwards
  • Bitmap & libass subtitle support

This package contains the shared library.

There are three methods to install libsdl-kitchensink1 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 libsdl-kitchensink1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-kitchensink1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsdl-kitchensink1

Install libsdl-kitchensink1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsdl-kitchensink1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsdl-kitchensink1

Install libsdl-kitchensink1 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 libsdl-kitchensink1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsdl-kitchensink1

How To Uninstall libsdl-kitchensink1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsdl-kitchensink1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsdl-kitchensink1

Uninstall libsdl-kitchensink1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsdl-kitchensink1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsdl-kitchensink1

Remove libsdl-kitchensink1 Configurations and Data

To remove libsdl-kitchensink1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsdl-kitchensink1

Remove libsdl-kitchensink1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsdl-kitchensink1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsdl-kitchensink1

Dependencies

libsdl-kitchensink1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsdl-kitchensink1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.