How To Install shotdetect on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is shotdetect

shotdetect is:

Shotdetect is a software which is able to detect shots and scenes in a movie.

The result produced is a simple XML file containing scenes boundary and features. It is also possible to automatically get scenes boundary shots.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install shotdetect

Install shotdetect Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install shotdetect

Install shotdetect 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 shotdetect using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install shotdetect

How To Uninstall shotdetect on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove shotdetect

Uninstall shotdetect And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove shotdetect

Remove shotdetect Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge shotdetect

Remove shotdetect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge shotdetect

Dependencies

shotdetect have the following dependencies:

• libavcodec58

References

• shotdetect website

Summary

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