How To Install xmms2-plugin-mp4 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmms2-plugin-mp4 on Kali Linux.
What is xmms2-plugin-mp4
xmms2-plugin-mp4 is:
XMMS2 is a redesign of the XMMS music player. It features a client-server model, allowing multiple (even simultaneous!) user interfaces, both textual and graphical. All common audio formats are supported using plug-ins. On top of this, there is a flexible media library to organize your music.
This package enables decoding of data inside of mp4 containers for XMMS2. Together with xmms2-plugin-faad it’s possible to decode .mp4 files. Combined with xmms2-plugin-avcodec you can decode ALAC files.
There are three methods to install xmms2-plugin-mp4 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-plugin-mp4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xmms2-plugin-mp4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmms2-plugin-mp4Install xmms2-plugin-mp4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xmms2-plugin-mp4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmms2-plugin-mp4Install xmms2-plugin-mp4 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xmms2-plugin-mp4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmms2-plugin-mp4How To Uninstall xmms2-plugin-mp4 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xmms2-plugin-mp4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmms2-plugin-mp4Uninstall xmms2-plugin-mp4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmms2-plugin-mp4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmms2-plugin-mp4Remove xmms2-plugin-mp4 Configurations and Data
To remove xmms2-plugin-mp4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmms2-plugin-mp4Remove xmms2-plugin-mp4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmms2-plugin-mp4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmms2-plugin-mp4Dependencies
xmms2-plugin-mp4 have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmms2-plugin-mp4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
