How To Install libx265-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx265-dev on Kali Linux. libx265-dev is H.265/HEVC video stream encoder (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx265-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libx265-dev

libx265-dev is:

libx265 is an encoding library for creating H.265/High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) video streams.

This is the development package which contains headers and libraries for libx265.

There are three methods to install libx265-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 libx265-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 libx265-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx265-dev

Install libx265-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx265-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx265-dev

Install libx265-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 libx265-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx265-dev

How To Uninstall libx265-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libx265-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx265-dev

Uninstall libx265-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx265-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx265-dev

Remove libx265-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libx265-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx265-dev

Remove libx265-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx265-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx265-dev

Dependencies

libx265-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx265-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.