How To Install ffmpeg2theora on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ffmpeg2theora on Kali Linux.

What is ffmpeg2theora

ffmpeg2theora is:

This package provides a command-line tool to encode/recode various video formats (basically everything that ffmpeg can read) into Theora, the free video codec.

There are three methods to install ffmpeg2theora 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 ffmpeg2theora Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ffmpeg2theora using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ffmpeg2theora

Install ffmpeg2theora Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ffmpeg2theora using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ffmpeg2theora

Install ffmpeg2theora 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 ffmpeg2theora using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ffmpeg2theora

How To Uninstall ffmpeg2theora on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ffmpeg2theora package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ffmpeg2theora

Uninstall ffmpeg2theora And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ffmpeg2theora and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ffmpeg2theora

Remove ffmpeg2theora Configurations and Data

To remove ffmpeg2theora configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ffmpeg2theora

Remove ffmpeg2theora configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ffmpeg2theora configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ffmpeg2theora

Dependencies

ffmpeg2theora have the following dependencies:

• libavcodec58

References

• ffmpeg2theora website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ffmpeg2theora package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.