How To Install fbtv on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fbtv on Kali Linux. fbtv is television viewer - Linux framebuffer application

Introduction

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

What is fbtv

fbtv is:

XawTV is a set of software for watching and recording television channels and webcams.

FbTV is a Linux framebuffer application which displays television channels. It supports video4linux devices and requires a framebuffer device (vesafb, matroxfb, atyfb, etc.).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fbtv

Install fbtv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install fbtv

Install fbtv 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 fbtv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fbtv

How To Uninstall fbtv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove fbtv

Uninstall fbtv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fbtv

Remove fbtv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge fbtv

Remove fbtv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fbtv

Dependencies

fbtv have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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