How To Install v4l-utils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l-utils on Kali Linux. v4l-utils is Collection of command line video4linux utilities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l-utils on Kali Linux.

What is v4l-utils

v4l-utils is:

v4l-utils contains the following video4linux command line utilities:

decode_tm6000: decodes tm6000 proprietary format streams rds-ctl: tool to receive and decode Radio Data System (RDS) streams v4l2-compliance: tool to test v4l2 API compliance of drivers v4l2-ctl, cx18-ctl, ivtv-ctl: tools to control v4l2 controls from the cmdline v4l2-dbg: tool to directly get and set registers of v4l2 devices v4l2-sysfs-path: sysfs helper tool

There are three methods to install v4l-utils 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 v4l-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install v4l-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install v4l-utils

Install v4l-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install v4l-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install v4l-utils

Install v4l-utils 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 v4l-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install v4l-utils

How To Uninstall v4l-utils on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the v4l-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove v4l-utils

Uninstall v4l-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall v4l-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove v4l-utils

Remove v4l-utils Configurations and Data

To remove v4l-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge v4l-utils

Remove v4l-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove v4l-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge v4l-utils

Dependencies

v4l-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.