How To Install libxine2-console on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxine2-console on Kali Linux. libxine2-console is libaa/libcaca/framebuffer/directfb related plugins for libxine2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxine2-console on Kali Linux.

What is libxine2-console

libxine2-console is:

This package contains plugins for the xine video/media player engine, which are commonly used on the command line. In detail, this package contains the framebuffer (fb), directfb, libaa and libcaca output plugins.

If you want to view your videos in an xterm, you want to install this package.

There are three methods to install libxine2-console 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 libxine2-console Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxine2-console using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxine2-console

Install libxine2-console Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxine2-console using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxine2-console

Install libxine2-console 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 libxine2-console using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxine2-console

How To Uninstall libxine2-console on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libxine2-console package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxine2-console

Uninstall libxine2-console And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxine2-console and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxine2-console

Remove libxine2-console Configurations and Data

To remove libxine2-console configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxine2-console

Remove libxine2-console configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxine2-console configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxine2-console

Dependencies

libxine2-console have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxine2-console package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.