How To Install dvbstreamer on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dvbstreamer

dvbstreamer is:

DVBStreamer is a console based application to stream DVB/ATSC service(s) over UDP or to a file. It is more that just an app to stream AV though and feature a simple plugin architecture to allow more features to be added.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dvbstreamer

Install dvbstreamer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dvbstreamer

Install dvbstreamer 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 dvbstreamer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dvbstreamer

How To Uninstall dvbstreamer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dvbstreamer

Uninstall dvbstreamer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvbstreamer

Remove dvbstreamer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dvbstreamer

Remove dvbstreamer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvbstreamer

Dependencies

dvbstreamer have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libedit2
• libev4

References

• dvbstreamer website

Summary

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