How To Install va-driver-all on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install va-driver-all
on Kali Linux.
What is va-driver-all
va-driver-all is:
This package depends on the full suite of drivers for the Video Acceleration API (VA API). It does not provide any drivers itself, and may be removed if you wish to only have certain drivers installed.
There are three methods to install va-driver-all
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 va-driver-all Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install va-driver-all
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install va-driver-all
Install va-driver-all Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install va-driver-all
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install va-driver-all
Install va-driver-all 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 va-driver-all
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install va-driver-all
How To Uninstall va-driver-all on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the va-driver-all
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove va-driver-all
Uninstall va-driver-all And Its Dependencies
To uninstall va-driver-all
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove va-driver-all
Remove va-driver-all Configurations and Data
To remove va-driver-all
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge va-driver-all
Remove va-driver-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove va-driver-all
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge va-driver-all
Dependencies
va-driver-all have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install va-driver-all
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.