How To Install mpgtx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install mpgtx on Kali Linux. mpgtx is toolbox to manipulate MPEG files (video, system, and audio)

Introduction

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

What is mpgtx

mpgtx is:

mpgtx is a tool to manipulate MPEG files. Its features include the following:

  • mpgtx can currently split and join MPEG 1 video files and most MPEG audio files.
  • mpgtx can fetch detailed information from MPEG 1 and MPEG 2.
  • mpgtx can demultiplex MPEG 1 and MPEG 2 files (System layer, Program layer and Transport Layer).
  • mpgtx can add, remove and edit ID3 tags from mp3 files and rename mp3 files according to their ID3 tags. It reads and writes ID3v1, but only reads ID3v2.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mpgtx

Install mpgtx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mpgtx

Install mpgtx 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 mpgtx using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mpgtx

How To Uninstall mpgtx on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove mpgtx

Uninstall mpgtx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mpgtx

Remove mpgtx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mpgtx

Remove mpgtx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mpgtx

Dependencies

mpgtx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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