How To Install xine-ui on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xine-ui on Kali Linux. xine-ui is xine video player, graphical user interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xine-ui on Kali Linux.

What is xine-ui

xine-ui is:

This is an X11 based GUI for the libxine video player library. It provides xine, a skin based media player that can play all the audio/video formats that libxine supports. Currently, this includes MPEG1/2, some AVI and Quicktime files, some network streaming methods and disc based media (VCD, SVCD, DVD). A more complete list can be found on http://xinehq.de/index.php/features/.

Most DVDs on the market today are play-protected by the Content Scrambling System (CSS). Xine does not provide any code to descramble those DVDs, because of legal uncertainties. Have a look at /usr/share/doc/xine-ui/README.Debian for more information!

There are three methods to install xine-ui 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 xine-ui Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xine-ui

Install xine-ui Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xine-ui

Install xine-ui 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 xine-ui using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xine-ui

How To Uninstall xine-ui on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xine-ui package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xine-ui

Uninstall xine-ui And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xine-ui

Remove xine-ui Configurations and Data

To remove xine-ui configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xine-ui

Remove xine-ui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xine-ui

Dependencies

xine-ui have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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