How To Install xmltv-util on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmltv-util on Kali Linux. xmltv-util is utilities related to the XMLTV file format for TV listings

Introduction

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

What is xmltv-util

xmltv-util is:

Gather television listings, process them and organize your viewing. XMLTV is a file format for storing TV listings, defined in xmltv.dtd.

This package includes general programs that are part of the XMLTV package, such as various “grabbers” to get TV listings from online providers and utilities to manipulate such listings.

The upstream CGI (web) front-end example is included as part of the documentation.

There are three methods to install xmltv-util 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-util 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-util using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xmltv-util

Install xmltv-util Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xmltv-util

Install xmltv-util 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-util using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmltv-util

How To Uninstall xmltv-util on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xmltv-util

Uninstall xmltv-util And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmltv-util

Remove xmltv-util Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xmltv-util

Remove xmltv-util configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmltv-util

Dependencies

xmltv-util have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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