How To Install vdr-plugin-remote on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vdr-plugin-remote

vdr-plugin-remote is:

This plugin for VDR supports the built-in remote control port of some DVB-Cards or CI-Modules.

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

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

Install vdr-plugin-remote Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-remote

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

sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-remote

How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-remote on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-remote

Uninstall vdr-plugin-remote And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove vdr-plugin-remote Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

vdr-plugin-remote have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• vdr-plugin-remote website

Summary

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