How To Install vdr-plugin-osdserver on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vdr-plugin-osdserver

vdr-plugin-osdserver is:

The OSDServer plugin allows external programs to access VDR’s OSD. OSDServer listens for commands on port 2010 and is mainly intended to be used by shell and perl scripts.

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

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

Install vdr-plugin-osdserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-osdserver

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

sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-osdserver

How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-osdserver on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-osdserver

Uninstall vdr-plugin-osdserver And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove vdr-plugin-osdserver Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

vdr-plugin-osdserver have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• vdr-plugin-osdserver website

Summary

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