How To Install libtheora-bin on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtheora-bin on Kali Linux. libtheora-bin is Theora Video Compression Codec (example encoder, decoder)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtheora-bin on Kali Linux.

What is libtheora-bin

libtheora-bin is:

Theora is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and-royalty-free, general-purpose compressed video format.

This package contains a reference implementation of an encoder and a decoder.

There are three methods to install libtheora-bin 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 libtheora-bin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libtheora-bin

Install libtheora-bin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtheora-bin

Install libtheora-bin 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 libtheora-bin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtheora-bin

How To Uninstall libtheora-bin on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libtheora-bin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtheora-bin

Uninstall libtheora-bin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtheora-bin

Remove libtheora-bin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libtheora-bin

Remove libtheora-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtheora-bin

Dependencies

libtheora-bin have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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