How To Install wmtv on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmtv on Kali Linux. wmtv is Dockable video4linux TV player for WindowMaker

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wmtv on Kali Linux.

What is wmtv

wmtv is:

A miniature size dockable TV application. It currently supports channel presets, PAL/SECAM/NTSC, fine tuning, scanning of TV stations, use of external TV applications, and more.

There are three methods to install wmtv 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 wmtv Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wmtv

Install wmtv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wmtv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wmtv

Install wmtv 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 wmtv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wmtv

How To Uninstall wmtv on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wmtv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wmtv

Uninstall wmtv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wmtv

Remove wmtv Configurations and Data

To remove wmtv configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wmtv

Remove wmtv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove wmtv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wmtv

Dependencies

wmtv have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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