How To Install libvcdinfo-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvcdinfo-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libvcdinfo-dev
libvcdinfo-dev is:
This package contains development files (headers and static library) for the libvcdino library.
This library can be used to extract information stored on a VideoCD. One use is in media players, such as xine and vlc (where in fact it is currently used). Here libvcdinfo assists in VideoCD navigation, playback control and showing what is contained on a VideoCD. Some standalone programs for this library are vcd-info and vcdxrip (part of the VCDImager distribution).
There are three methods to install libvcdinfo-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 libvcdinfo-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvcdinfo-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvcdinfo-devInstall libvcdinfo-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvcdinfo-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvcdinfo-devInstall libvcdinfo-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvcdinfo-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvcdinfo-devHow To Uninstall libvcdinfo-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvcdinfo-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvcdinfo-devUninstall libvcdinfo-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvcdinfo-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvcdinfo-devRemove libvcdinfo-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvcdinfo-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvcdinfo-devRemove libvcdinfo-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvcdinfo-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvcdinfo-devDependencies
libvcdinfo-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvcdinfo-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.