How To Install vdr-plugin-vnsiserver on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is vdr-plugin-vnsiserver

vdr-plugin-vnsiserver is:

The vdr-plugin-vnsiserver provides PVR backend services for Kodi clients using the kodi-pvr-vdr-vnsi addon. Via VNSI (VDR-Network-Streaming-Interface) Kodi connects to this plugin and can access various VDR functions like timers, channels, live-TV-streaming and recordings.

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

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

Install vdr-plugin-vnsiserver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-vnsiserver

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

sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-vnsiserver

How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-vnsiserver on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-vnsiserver

Uninstall vdr-plugin-vnsiserver And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove vdr-plugin-vnsiserver Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

vdr-plugin-vnsiserver have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc1

References

• vdr-plugin-vnsiserver website

Summary

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