How To Install mesa-vdpau-drivers on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mesa-vdpau-drivers on Kali Linux.
What is mesa-vdpau-drivers
mesa-vdpau-drivers is:
These libraries provide the Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix. They provide accelerated video playback (incl. H.264) and video post-processing for the supported graphics cards.
This package enables support for VDPAU for some gallium drivers.
There are three methods to install mesa-vdpau-drivers 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 mesa-vdpau-drivers Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mesa-vdpau-drivers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mesa-vdpau-driversInstall mesa-vdpau-drivers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install mesa-vdpau-drivers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mesa-vdpau-driversInstall mesa-vdpau-drivers 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 mesa-vdpau-drivers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mesa-vdpau-driversHow To Uninstall mesa-vdpau-drivers on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the mesa-vdpau-drivers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mesa-vdpau-driversUninstall mesa-vdpau-drivers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mesa-vdpau-drivers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mesa-vdpau-driversRemove mesa-vdpau-drivers Configurations and Data
To remove mesa-vdpau-drivers configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mesa-vdpau-driversRemove mesa-vdpau-drivers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mesa-vdpau-drivers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mesa-vdpau-driversDependencies
mesa-vdpau-drivers have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mesa-vdpau-drivers package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.