How To Install v4l2loopback-utils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l2loopback-utils on Kali Linux.
What is v4l2loopback-utils
v4l2loopback-utils is:
This package contains applications to interact with v4l2-loopback devices (“virtual video devices”). Currently there is only a single command line utility:
v4l2loopback-ctl: tool to set framerate, format and timeout image
There are three methods to install v4l2loopback-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 v4l2loopback-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install v4l2loopback-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install v4l2loopback-utilsInstall v4l2loopback-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install v4l2loopback-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install v4l2loopback-utilsInstall v4l2loopback-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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install v4l2loopback-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install v4l2loopback-utilsHow To Uninstall v4l2loopback-utils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the v4l2loopback-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove v4l2loopback-utilsUninstall v4l2loopback-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall v4l2loopback-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove v4l2loopback-utilsRemove v4l2loopback-utils Configurations and Data
To remove v4l2loopback-utils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge v4l2loopback-utilsRemove v4l2loopback-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove v4l2loopback-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge v4l2loopback-utilsDependencies
v4l2loopback-utils have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l2loopback-utils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
