How To Install parole-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install parole-dev on Kali Linux. parole-dev is development files for Parole media player

Introduction

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

What is parole-dev

parole-dev is:

Parole is a media player for the Xfce desktop environment, written using the GStreamer framework.

Parole features playback of local media files, including video with subtitles support, DVD/CD and live streams; it is also extensible via plugins.

This package contains development files for Parole’s plugin interface.

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

sudo apt-get -y install parole-dev

Install parole-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install parole-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install parole-dev

How To Uninstall parole-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove parole-dev

Uninstall parole-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove parole-dev

Remove parole-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge parole-dev

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

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

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

Dependencies

parole-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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