How To Install xjadeo on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xjadeo on Kali Linux. xjadeo is Video player with JACK sync

Introduction

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

What is xjadeo

xjadeo is:

Simple video player that receives sync from jackd or MTC. It has applications in soundtrack creation, video monitoring or any task that requires to associate movie frames with audio events.

For instance when a jack-client (like Muse, Rosegarden or Ardour) acts as a timebase master, xjadeo will display the video synchronized to JACK transport. xjadeo is capable to read Midi Time Clock as an alternate sync source and comes along with an optional QT-GUI.

xjadeo reads only seekable media by default. Installing a transcoding utility like mencoder or transcode is highly recommended.

On-line documentation: http://xjadeo.sourceforge.net/main.html

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xjadeo

Install xjadeo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xjadeo

Install xjadeo 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 xjadeo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xjadeo

How To Uninstall xjadeo on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xjadeo

Uninstall xjadeo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xjadeo

Remove xjadeo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xjadeo

Remove xjadeo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xjadeo

Dependencies

xjadeo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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