How To Install xawtv on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xawtv on Kali Linux. xawtv is television viewer - X11 application

Introduction

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

What is xawtv

xawtv is:

XawTV is a set of software for watching and recording television channels and webcams.

XawTV is an X11 application which displays television channels. It supports video4linux devices and the Xvideo extension.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xawtv

Install xawtv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xawtv

Install xawtv 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 xawtv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xawtv

How To Uninstall xawtv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xawtv

Uninstall xawtv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xawtv

Remove xawtv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xawtv

Remove xawtv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xawtv

Dependencies

xawtv have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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