How To Install vdr-plugin-mp3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-mp3 on Kali Linux. vdr-plugin-mp3 is MP3 playback plugin for VDR

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-mp3 on Kali Linux.

What is vdr-plugin-mp3

vdr-plugin-mp3 is:

This plugin for VDR allows one to play back mp3’s, ogg-files and audio-cds.

There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-mp3 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-mp3 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-mp3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vdr-plugin-mp3

Install vdr-plugin-mp3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-mp3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-mp3

Install vdr-plugin-mp3 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-mp3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-mp3

How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-mp3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the vdr-plugin-mp3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-mp3

Uninstall vdr-plugin-mp3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vdr-plugin-mp3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-plugin-mp3

Remove vdr-plugin-mp3 Configurations and Data

To remove vdr-plugin-mp3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-plugin-mp3

Remove vdr-plugin-mp3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vdr-plugin-mp3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-plugin-mp3

Dependencies

vdr-plugin-mp3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-mp3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.