How To Install va-driver-all on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install va-driver-all on Kali Linux. va-driver-all is Video Acceleration (VA) API – driver metapackage

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.