How To Install vdr-plugin-dvd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-dvd on Kali Linux. vdr-plugin-dvd is DVD playback plugin for VDR

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-dvd on Kali Linux.

What is vdr-plugin-dvd

vdr-plugin-dvd is:

This plugin for VDR allows one to play back DVD Video discs from within VDR.

There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-dvd 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 vdr-plugin-dvd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vdr-plugin-dvd

Install vdr-plugin-dvd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-dvd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-dvd

Install vdr-plugin-dvd 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 vdr-plugin-dvd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-dvd

How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-dvd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the vdr-plugin-dvd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-dvd

Uninstall vdr-plugin-dvd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-plugin-dvd

Remove vdr-plugin-dvd Configurations and Data

To remove vdr-plugin-dvd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-plugin-dvd

Remove vdr-plugin-dvd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vdr-plugin-dvd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-plugin-dvd

Dependencies

vdr-plugin-dvd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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