How To Install vdr-plugin-epgsync on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vdr-plugin-epgsync

vdr-plugin-epgsync is:

With this plugin you can import the EPG of a remote VDR. It can either use SVDRP or streamdev’s VTP to download the EPG.

There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-epgsync 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-epgsync 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-epgsync using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install vdr-plugin-epgsync Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-epgsync

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

sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-epgsync

How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-epgsync on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-epgsync

Uninstall vdr-plugin-epgsync And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove vdr-plugin-epgsync Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

vdr-plugin-epgsync have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• vdr-plugin-epgsync website

Summary

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