How To Install ogmtools on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is ogmtools

ogmtools is:

These tools manipulate Ogg media streams:

• ogminfo - displays stream information
• ogmdemux - demuxes an ogm stream into its component media streams
• ogmsplit - splits an ogm stream into chunks
• ogmmerge - joins media streams into an ogm stream
• dvdxchap - extracts chapter information from DVDs

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ogmtools

Install ogmtools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ogmtools

Install ogmtools 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 ogmtools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ogmtools

How To Uninstall ogmtools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove ogmtools

Uninstall ogmtools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ogmtools

Remove ogmtools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge ogmtools

Remove ogmtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ogmtools

Dependencies

ogmtools have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libdvdread8
• libgcc-s1
• libogg0
• libstdc++6
• libvorbis0a
• libvorbisenc2

References

• ogmtools website

Summary

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