How To Install vdr-plugin-vcd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-vcd on Kali Linux. vdr-plugin-vcd is VDR Plugin for playing (S)VCDs

Introduction

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

What is vdr-plugin-vcd

vdr-plugin-vcd is:

This plugin for the Linux Video Disc Recorder VDR allows you to play your (S)VCD’s within VDR.

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

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

Install vdr-plugin-vcd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-vcd

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

sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-vcd

How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-vcd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-vcd

Uninstall vdr-plugin-vcd And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove vdr-plugin-vcd Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

vdr-plugin-vcd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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