How To Install vlc-plugin-bittorrent on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vlc-plugin-bittorrent on Kali Linux.

What is vlc-plugin-bittorrent

vlc-plugin-bittorrent is:

VLC is the VideoLAN project’s media player.

This plugin adds support streaming content using bittorrent, either by specifying a torrent file, or by providing a magnet link.

There are three methods to install vlc-plugin-bittorrent 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 vlc-plugin-bittorrent Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install vlc-plugin-bittorrent using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vlc-plugin-bittorrent

Install vlc-plugin-bittorrent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vlc-plugin-bittorrent

Install vlc-plugin-bittorrent 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 vlc-plugin-bittorrent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vlc-plugin-bittorrent

How To Uninstall vlc-plugin-bittorrent on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the vlc-plugin-bittorrent package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vlc-plugin-bittorrent

Uninstall vlc-plugin-bittorrent And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vlc-plugin-bittorrent

Remove vlc-plugin-bittorrent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge vlc-plugin-bittorrent

Remove vlc-plugin-bittorrent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vlc-plugin-bittorrent

Dependencies

vlc-plugin-bittorrent have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6
• libtorrent-rasterbar10
• libvlccore9

References

• vlc-plugin-bittorrent website

Summary

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