How To Install libvdpau-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdpau-dev on Kali Linux.
What is libvdpau-dev
libvdpau-dev is:
VDPAU (Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix) is an open source library (libvdpau) and API designed by NVIDIA originally for its GeForce 8 series and later GPU hardware, targeted at the X Window System on Unix operating-systems (including Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris). This VDPAU API allows video programs to offload portions of the video decoding process and video post-processing to the GPU video-hardware.
This package contains the files necessary for development with VDPAU.
There are three methods to install libvdpau-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 libvdpau-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvdpau-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvdpau-devInstall libvdpau-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install libvdpau-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvdpau-devInstall libvdpau-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 libvdpau-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvdpau-devHow To Uninstall libvdpau-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libvdpau-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvdpau-devUninstall libvdpau-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvdpau-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvdpau-devRemove libvdpau-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvdpau-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvdpau-devRemove libvdpau-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvdpau-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvdpau-devDependencies
libvdpau-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvdpau-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.