How To Install xmltv on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is xmltv

xmltv is:

Gather television listings, process them and organize your viewing. XMLTV is a file format for storing TV listings, defined in xmltv.dtd. This is a metapackage that installs all of the XMLTV pieces.

This metapackage is intended for end-users who will run XMLTV programs directly. Maintainers of other packages that rely on XMLTV functionality should consider depending on one or more of the related packages (libxmltv-perl, xmltv-util, xmltv-gui) as needed.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xmltv

Install xmltv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xmltv

Install xmltv 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 xmltv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmltv

How To Uninstall xmltv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xmltv

Uninstall xmltv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmltv

Remove xmltv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xmltv

Remove xmltv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmltv

Dependencies

xmltv have the following dependencies:

• libxmltv-perl
• xmltv-gui
• xmltv-util

References

• xmltv website

Summary

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