How To Install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 on Kali Linux.

What is qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5

qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 is:

This package contains GStreamer plugins that are shipped together with the QtGStreamer bindings library. These plugins provide GStreamer elements that enable better integration of GStreamer in Qt applications.

Currently, this package contains the qtvideosink, qtglvideosink and qwidgetvideosink elements.

This package is part of the Qt5 version of QtGStreamer.

There are three methods to install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 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 qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5

Install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5

Install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 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 qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5

How To Uninstall qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5

Uninstall qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5

Remove qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 Configurations and Data

To remove qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5

Remove qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5

Dependencies

qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libgl1
• libglib2.0-0
• libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
• libgstreamer1.0-0
• libqt5core5a
• libqt5gui5
• libqt5opengl5
• libqt5quick5
• libqt5widgets5
• libstdc++6

References

• qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qtgstreamer-plugins-qt5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.