How To Install xmms2-client-medialib-updater on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmms2-client-medialib-updater on Kali Linux.

What is xmms2-client-medialib-updater

xmms2-client-medialib-updater is:

The media library is where XMMS2 stores metadata about files as it plays them. Having a media library allows XMMS2 to ‘remember’ the songs it has played, and thus allows users to easily re-create their favorite playlists.

This package contains the medialib-updater client which monitors given directories and updates the media library with new and changed files.

There are three methods to install xmms2-client-medialib-updater 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 xmms2-client-medialib-updater Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xmms2-client-medialib-updater using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xmms2-client-medialib-updater

Install xmms2-client-medialib-updater Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xmms2-client-medialib-updater using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xmms2-client-medialib-updater

Install xmms2-client-medialib-updater 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 xmms2-client-medialib-updater using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xmms2-client-medialib-updater

How To Uninstall xmms2-client-medialib-updater on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xmms2-client-medialib-updater package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xmms2-client-medialib-updater

Uninstall xmms2-client-medialib-updater And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xmms2-client-medialib-updater and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmms2-client-medialib-updater

Remove xmms2-client-medialib-updater Configurations and Data

To remove xmms2-client-medialib-updater configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xmms2-client-medialib-updater

Remove xmms2-client-medialib-updater configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xmms2-client-medialib-updater configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmms2-client-medialib-updater

Dependencies

xmms2-client-medialib-updater have the following dependencies:

• xmms2-core
• libc6
• libglib2.0-0
• libxmmsclient-glib1
• libxmmsclient6

References

• xmms2-client-medialib-updater website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xmms2-client-medialib-updater package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.