How To Install vdr-plugin-mplayer on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vdr-plugin-mplayer

vdr-plugin-mplayer is:

This plugin for VDR allows one to play back any video format supported by MPLayer.

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

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

Install vdr-plugin-mplayer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-mplayer

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

sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-mplayer

How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-mplayer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-mplayer

Uninstall vdr-plugin-mplayer And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove vdr-plugin-mplayer Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

vdr-plugin-mplayer have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• vdr-plugin-mplayer website

Summary

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