How To Install libsrt-openssl-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrt-openssl-dev on Kali Linux. libsrt-openssl-dev is Secure Reliable Transport UDP streaming library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsrt-openssl-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libsrt-openssl-dev

libsrt-openssl-dev is:

SRT is a latency-aware UDP transport mechanism optimized for video streams. It detects and compensates for jitter and bandwidth fluctuations due to network congestion. It mitigates packet loss and supports AES encryption.

This package contains development files for libsrt1.4 SSL support is provided by OpenSSL.

There are three methods to install libsrt-openssl-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 libsrt-openssl-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsrt-openssl-dev

Install libsrt-openssl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsrt-openssl-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsrt-openssl-dev

Install libsrt-openssl-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 update

After updating apt database, We can install libsrt-openssl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsrt-openssl-dev

How To Uninstall libsrt-openssl-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libsrt-openssl-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsrt-openssl-dev

Uninstall libsrt-openssl-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsrt-openssl-dev

Remove libsrt-openssl-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsrt-openssl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsrt-openssl-dev

Remove libsrt-openssl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsrt-openssl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsrt-openssl-dev

Dependencies

libsrt-openssl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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