How To Install libvlccore9 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlccore9 on Kali Linux. libvlccore9 is base library for VLC and its modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlccore9 on Kali Linux.

What is libvlccore9

libvlccore9 is:

VLC is the VideoLAN project’s media player. It plays MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, WebM, FLAC, MP3, Ogg/Vorbis files, DVDs, VCDs, podcasts, and multimedia streams from various network sources.

This package contains the shared library required by VLC modules and libvlc.

There are three methods to install libvlccore9 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 libvlccore9 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvlccore9 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvlccore9

Install libvlccore9 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvlccore9 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvlccore9

Install libvlccore9 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 libvlccore9 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvlccore9

How To Uninstall libvlccore9 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvlccore9 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvlccore9

Uninstall libvlccore9 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvlccore9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvlccore9

Remove libvlccore9 Configurations and Data

To remove libvlccore9 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvlccore9

Remove libvlccore9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvlccore9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvlccore9

Dependencies

libvlccore9 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlccore9 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.