How To Install subdownloader on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install subdownloader on Kali Linux. subdownloader is subtitle download/upload manager for video files

Introduction

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

What is subdownloader

subdownloader is:

SubDownloader is a tool to automatically download/upload subtitles for video files (DIVX, MPEG, AVI, etc.) and DVDs using fast hashing.

Features:

  • Fast hashing algorithm (27 GB movies/7 seconds)
  • Recursively folders search
  • Autodetect language of the subtitles
  • Upload entire series seasons subtitles in less than 1 minute

This package contains the GUI front-end, common files and a cli interface.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install subdownloader

Install subdownloader Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install subdownloader

Install subdownloader 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 subdownloader using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install subdownloader

How To Uninstall subdownloader on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove subdownloader

Uninstall subdownloader And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove subdownloader

Remove subdownloader Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge subdownloader

Remove subdownloader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge subdownloader

Dependencies

subdownloader have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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