How To Install playerctl on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is playerctl

playerctl is:

Playerctl is a command-line utility and library for controlling media players that implement the MPRIS D-Bus Interface Specification. Compatible players include audacious, cmus, mopidy, mpd, mpv, quod libet, rhythmbox, spotify, vlc and xmms2.

Playerctl makes it easy to bind player actions, such as play and pause, to media keys. Playerctl also provides an introspectable library accessible in many popular scripting languages that allows more detailed control like the ability to subscribe to media player events or get metadata such as artist and title for the playing track.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install playerctl

Install playerctl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install playerctl

Install playerctl 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 playerctl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install playerctl

How To Uninstall playerctl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove playerctl

Uninstall playerctl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove playerctl

Remove playerctl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge playerctl

Remove playerctl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge playerctl

Dependencies

playerctl have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libplayerctl2
• dbus

References

• playerctl website

Summary

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